{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Best Cancers Hospitals","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog","author_name":"drcancer","author_url":"https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog\/author\/drcancer\/","title":"Isolated tumor cells: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview - Best Cancers Hospitals","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"oWsQB4XhKj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog\/isolated-tumor-cells-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/\">Isolated tumor cells: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog\/isolated-tumor-cells-definition-uses-and-clinical-overview\/embed\/#?secret=oWsQB4XhKj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Isolated tumor cells: Definition, Uses, and Clinical Overview&#8221; &#8212; Best Cancers Hospitals\" data-secret=\"oWsQB4XhKj\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.cancershospitals.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Isolated tumor cells are very small clusters or single cancer cells found outside the main tumor. They are most often reported by a pathologist in lymph nodes removed during cancer surgery, especially sentinel lymph nodes. In many cancers, they represent the smallest category of tumor spread that can be detected under the microscope or with special stains. They are commonly used in cancer staging reports to help describe the extent of disease."}