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From: Influence of the ligation sequence of the inferior mesenteric artery and vein on circulating tumor cells in laparoscopic rectal cancer surgery: a prospective pilot study

Fig. 2

Preoperative and postoperative CTC values for the 29 patients.  A: Blue dots represent pre-operative CTC values, and red dots represents post-operative CTC values. An arrow symbol indicates significant differences (with a difference ≥ 15.0%) between the two CTC measurements for a patient, with the arrow pointing from preoperative to postoperative. B: The dots represent the percentage change in CTC values before and after surgery. V-first: vein-first; A-first: artery-first; CTC: circulating tumor cell

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