Table 1: CTCs microscopic quantification using size filtration ScreenCell® devices.

Patients #

1

2

3

4

5

CTCs/1 ml

2.00

1.00

1.00*

2.00

2.00

CTCs/7.5 ml

15.00

7.50

7.50*

15.00

15.00

Mean ± /ml,

1.60 ± 0.22

1.60 ± 0.22

1.60 ± 0.22

1.60 ± 0.22

1.60 ± 0.22

Mean ± /7.5 ml

12.00 ± 1.64

12.00 ± 1.64

12.00 ± 1.64

12.00 ± 1.64

12.00 ± 1.64

*In patient 3 was detected a CTCs cluster under the microscopic evaluation (Figure 2).