Background
The diagnosis of malignant effusion signifies disease progression and is associated with a worse prognosis regardless of tumor origin. The cancer cells in fluids have unique genotypic and phenotypic characteristics that are uniquely different from the primary tumor. Therapeutic guidance should be based on the evaluation of tumor cells in effusions. This study reports the feasibility of molecular profiling for breast cancer metastasis in pleural and peritoneal fluids.
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