Among 23 phenotypes of CTCs, the number of CTCs in three populations increased with an increase in the size of the primary tumor: CD45–EpCAM+CK7–Snail–N-cadherin–Vimentin–, CD45–EpCAM+CK7–Snail–N-cadherin–Vimentin+, and CD45–EpCAM–CK7+Snail–N-cadherin–Vimentin–. The gene discussed is CDH2; the disease is neoplasm.