Table 2 Summary of results for CTC detection in all sample groups

From: Detection of circulating tumour cells in peripheral blood with an automated scanning fluorescence microscope

  

CTC positive

Cells per ml blood

Sample group

n

n (%)

Range

Mean

Median

Colorectal

25

23 (92)

0–10.2

1.96

0.9

Prostate

10

10 (100)

0.3–9.4

3.99

3.6

Ovarian

4

4 (100)

0.5–1.9

0.98

0.75

Elevated PSA/NEM

7

3 (42.9)

0–1.7

0.64

0

Healthy controls

11

0 (0)

0

0

0

  1. Abbreviations: PSA=prostate specific antigen; NEM=no evidence of malignancy upon biopsy.
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