1. [Diagnosis and surgical management in gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors]
- Author
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V, Tomulescu, O, Stănciulea, S, Dima, V, Herlea, E, Stoica Mustafa, T, Dumitraşcu, C, Pechianu, and I, Popescu
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Jejunal Neoplasms ,Romania ,Incidence ,Liver Neoplasms ,Carcinoid Tumor ,Ileal Neoplasms ,Neuroendocrine Tumors ,Duodenal Neoplasms ,Risk Factors ,Stomach Neoplasms ,Lymphatic Metastasis ,Practice Guidelines as Topic ,Humans ,Colorectal Neoplasms ,Gastrointestinal Neoplasms ,Neoplasm Staging - Abstract
Neuroendocrine tumors, known as carcinoid tumors constitute a heterogeneous group of neoplasms that present many clinical challenges. They secrete peptides and neuroamines that cause specific clinical syndromes. Assessment of specific or general tumors markers offers high sensitivity in establishing the diagnosis and they also have prognostic significance. Management strategies include curative surgery, whenever possible-that can be rarely achieved, palliative surgery, chemotherapy, radiologic therapy, such as radiofrequency ablation and chemoembolisations and somatostatin analogues therapy in order to control the symptoms. The aim of this paper is to review recent publications in this field and to give recommendations that take into account current advances in order to facilitate improvement in management and outcome.
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- 2011