Wound Fluid Induces Cancer Cell Growth: A Mechanism for Recurrence?
Adelson K, Bahadur U, Halpern M, Hauptman E, Barginear M, Bleiweiss I, Ting J, Weltz C, Coomer C, Raptis G, Germain D. Wound Fluid Induces Cancer Cell Growth: A Mechanism for Recurrence? Cancer Research 2009, 69: 3146-3146. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-09-3146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResidual diseaseLocal recurrenceCancer cell growthBreast cancer cellsWound fluidCancer cell linesAbdominal drainMastectomy patientsSame patientCancer cellsAbdominal flap reconstructionBilateral mastectomy patientsUnilateral mastectomy patientsDifferent breast cancer cell linesBreast cancer cell linesCell linesOccult metastasesCytokine profileSurgical resectionBilateral mastectomyLymph nodesInflammatory componentUnilateral mastectomyPrimary tumorAbdominal fluid