Journal article
Workup of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Surgical oncology clinics of North America, Vol.29(2), pp.165-183
04/2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2019.10.002
PMCID: PMC7243465
PMID: 32151354
Abstract
Neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract or pancreas are rare. Their presentation overlaps with other intra-abdominal neoplasms, but can have unique features. The workup involves recognition of unusual clinical features associated with the tumors, imaging, analysis of blood or urine concentrations, and biopsy. Functional imaging takes advantage of the neuroendocrine tumor-specific expression of somatostatin receptors. There are characteristic features supporting the diagnosis on contrast-enhanced cross-sectional imaging. The use of tumor markers for biochemical diagnosis requires an understanding of the confounding variables affecting these assays. There are unique and specific immunohistochemical staining and grading requirements for appropriate diagnosis of these tumors.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Workup of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Creators
- Joseph S. Dillon - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Surgical oncology clinics of North America, Vol.29(2), pp.165-183
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.soc.2019.10.002
- PMID
- 32151354
- PMCID
- PMC7243465
- NLM abbreviation
- Surg Oncol Clin N Am
- ISSN
- 1055-3207
- eISSN
- 1558-5042
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2020
- Academic Unit
- Fraternal Order of Eagles Diabetes Research Center; Endocrinology and Metabolism; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984360051902771
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