Cell
circulating neoplastic cell
Subclass of:
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Cells
Definitions related to circulating neoplastic cells:
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(circulating tumor cell) A metastatic cancer cell found in the peripheral blood.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Exfoliate neoplastic cells circulating in the blood and associated with metastasizing tumors.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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