Endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of neuroendocrine tumors of the digestive system

The authors evaluated the role of endoscopic techniques in the diagnosis and in the potential treatment of neuroendocrine tumors (NET) localized in the gastro-entero-pancreatic system, on the basis of their experience and of the international literature. NET are rare tumors that arise from neuroendo...

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Published inOpen medicine (Warsaw, Poland) Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 369 - 373
Main Authors Sivero, Luigi, Telesca, Donato Alessandro, Ruggiero, Simona, Russo, Teresa, Amato, Maurizio, Bianco, Tommaso, Amato, Bruno, Formisano, Cesare, Avellino, Manuela, Napolitano, Vincenzo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Poland De Gruyter Open 01.01.2016
De Gruyter
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Digestive endoscopy
Endoscopic ultrasonography
Neuroendocrine tumors
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Endoscopic ultrasonography
Digestive endoscopy
Neuroendocrine tumors
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Summary:The authors evaluated the role of endoscopic techniques in the diagnosis and in the potential treatment of neuroendocrine tumors (NET) localized in the gastro-entero-pancreatic system, on the basis of their experience and of the international literature. NET are rare tumors that arise from neuroendocrine cells of the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas. It is a possibility that both the digestive endoscopy and EUS play an important role in the diagnosis, staging and surveillance of this disease. In some cases, especially in the early stages, surgical endoscopy allows the treatment of such tumors.
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ISSN:2391-5463
2391-5463
DOI:10.1515/med-2016-0067