Figure 5From: Seeding of epithelial cells into circulation during surgery for breast cancer: the fate of malignant and benign mobilized cellsNumbers of longtime recirculating cells in patients without adjuvant chemotherapy. Two patients (orange and blue (DCIS) line) have now been monitored more than three years always revealing almost identical number of recirculating cells. In contrast, in a patient without a solid tumor (dotted line) who underwent surgery for a benign condition, cells returned to below the threshold of detection without further treatment.Back to article page