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Monday, September 27, 2010

Overview of Neuroendocrine Tumors: Focus on Carcinoid Tumors and Syndrome



Overview of Neuroendocrine Tumors: Focus on Carcinoid Tumors and Syndrome
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs)


NETs: A common and heterogenous group of solid malignant tumors »

Carcinoid tumors: A frequently occurring GI malignancy »

NETs: Survival rates are correlated with extent of disease and tumor differentiation »

The rising incidence of carcinoid tumors »


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  1. I don't understand the graph. Is each column a type or site of carcinoid? Well, ALL carcinoids are neuroendocrine, aren't they? And why isn't ileum or ileocecal there? I think it is the most frequent site of carcinoid incidence--or maybe it's the appendix that is most frequent.

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  1. I don't understand the graph. Is each column a type or site of carcinoid? Well, ALL carcinoids are neuroendocrine, aren't they? And why isn't ileum or ileocecal there? I think it is the most frequent site of carcinoid incidence--or maybe it's the appendix that is most frequent.

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