Pathology and nomenclature of human gastrointestinal neuroendocrine (carcinoid) tumors and related lesions

Günter Klöppel, Philipp U. Heitz, Carlo Capella, Enrico Solcia

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Abstract

The pathology and nomenclature of the neuroendocrine cell proliferations in the gut are reviewed. The neoplastic lesions are discussed within the light of a new classification system that attempts to consider the morphologic, functional, and biologic features of the tumors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)132-141
Number of pages10
JournalWorld Journal of Surgery
Volume20
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1996
Externally publishedYes

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