Table 3 The counts and positive rates of CTCs with different surgical approaches
From: Clinical significance of circulating tumour cells and Ki-67 in renal cell carcinoma
Groups | Before surgery | Immediately after surgery | One week after surgery | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive (%) | CTC counts | Positive (%) | CTC counts | Positive (%) | CTC counts | |
PN(n = 17) | 11 (64.71) | 10.29 ± 9.67 | 12 (70.59) | 10.18 ± 11.32 | 13 (76.47) | 5.00 ± 5.18 |
RN(n = 24) | 23 (95.83) | 12.46 ± 14.34 | 23 (95.83) | 8.79 ± 7.76 | 17 (70.83) | 3.50 ± 4.22 |
P value | 0.014* | 0.603 | 0.066 | 0.728 | 0.965 | 0.415 |