Rectal neuroendocrine tumors(r-NETs)are the second most common type of neuroendocrine tumor in the gastrointestinal tract,with an increase in incidence in the last decades.They are low-grade tumors and,given their low...
BACKGROUND The majority of gastric neuroendocrine tumors(G-NENs)are present in various lesions under endoscopy,and they can be polypoid uplifts,submucosal tumors or papules,erosions,and ulcers.The lesions are mostly c...
The prevalence of gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors(GI-NETs) is increasing,and despite recent advances in their therapy,it remains inadequate in patients with advanced well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors.Th...
Fortunately,the landscape of the systemic treatment for grade 1 and 2 pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors has changed in the last decade with at least four different alternatives approved in the field.Chemotherapy,somato...
In neuroendocrine tumors(NETs),liver metastases(LM)represent the most crucial prognostic factor,irrespective of the primary tumor site.At diagnosis,about 65-95%of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors(GEP-NETs)...
Supported by A grant from the Italian Association for Cancer Research(partly,AIRC Regional grant 2008 No.6421);published under the auspices of the Healthy Stomach Initiative(HIS)
Western countries are seeing a constant decline in the incidence of Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis, coupled with a rising epidemiological and clinical impact of autoimmune gastritis. This latter gastropathy ...
AIM:To determine the incidence and clinico-patho-logical profile of appendiceal carcinoids in a cohort of patients undergoing emergency appendicectomies for clinically suspected acute appendicitis in Sharjah,Unit-ed A...
Supported by Intramural Research Funds of NIDDK,NIH
At present the publishing of case reports or case series involving small numbers of cases is controversial. While in the past they were commonly published by most journals, recently a number of prominent journals have...
AIM:To describe disease characteristics and treatment modalities in a group of rare patients with metastatic gastric carcinoid type 1(GCA1).METHODS:Information on clinical,biochemical,radiological,histopathological fi...
An estimated 25% to 30% of all neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) have their origin in the bronchial tree and into the lungs. Although lung NETs account for less than 1% of all pulmonary malignancies, the incidence of these...