The Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Cell System and Its Tumors: The WHO Classification

: Although well established in medical terminology, the term carcinoid is no longer adequate to cover the entire morphological and biological spectrum of neoplasms of the disseminated neuroendocrine cell system. Therefore, instead of carcinoid, the WHO classification published in 2000 uses the gener...

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Published in:	Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Vol. 1014; no. 1; pp. 13 - 27
Main Authors:	KLÖPPEL, GÜNTER, PERREN, AUREL, HEITZ, PHILIPP U.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2004
Subjects:	carcinoids classification diagnosis Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - classification Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - pathology Humans neuroendocrine tumors Neuroendocrine Tumors - classification Neuroendocrine Tumors - pathology Pancreatic Neoplasms - classification Pancreatic Neoplasms - pathology prognosis World Health Organization
ISSN:	0077-8923, 1749-6632
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