Immunocytochemical Detection of Disseminated Tumor Cells in the Bone Marrow of Patients With Esophageal Carcinoma

Abstract

Dissemination of esophageal cancer cells to the bone marrow is more frequent than expected from the rare occurrence of overt skeletal metastases. In general, the presence of tumor cells in the bone marrow may be an indicator of the disseminatory potential of individual tumors.