Liquid Biopsy

**Definition:** Obtaining material for pathological examination and analysis, from bodily fluids. Material retrieved includes CELL-FREE NUCLEIC ACIDS; CELL-DERIVED MICROPARTICLES; EXOSOMES; CIRCULATING NEOPLASM CELLS; and other circulating cells and CELLULAR STRUCTURES.

**Tree numbers:** - E01.370.225.500.384.100.396 - E01.370.225.998.054.396 - E05.200.500.384.100.396 - E05.200.998.054.396 - E05.242.384.100.396

**Synonyms:** - Liquid Biopsies