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Evaluating Tumor Evolution via Genomic Profiling of Individual Tumor Spheroids in a Malignant Ascites.
Scientific reports - 24 Aug 2018
Kim Sungsik, Kim Soochi, Kim Jinhyun, Kim Boyun, Kim Se Ik, Kim Min A, Kwon Sunghoon, Song Yong Sang
Abstract excerpt
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is a silent but mostly lethal gynecologic malignancy. Most patients present with malignant ascites and peritoneal seeding at diagnosis. In the present study, we used a laser-aided isolation technique to investigate the clonal relationship between the primary tumor and tumor spheroids found in the malignant ascites of an EOC patient. Somatic alteration profiles of ovarian...
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