Abbreviations
APC: allophycocyan; BRD: breast cancer-related death; CTC: circulating tumor
cells; DAPI: 4’,6-diaminodino-2-phenylindole; DCIS: ductal carcinoma in situ;
EpCAM: epithelial cell adhesion molecules; ER: estrogen receptor; PE:
phycoerythrin; PR: progesterone receptor; RFS: recurrence-free survival