The Clinicopathologic Heterogeneity of Grade 3 Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: Morphological Differentiation and Proliferation Identify Different Prognostic Categories

2016237 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Massimo Milione

Patrick Maisonneuve · Cancer Research And Biostatistics

Francesca Spada · Grupo Español de Tumores Neuroendocrinos

Alessio Pellegrinelli

Paola Spaggiari · Humanitas University

Luca Albarello · Mylan (Switzerland)

Eleonora Pisa · European Institute of Oncology

Massimo Barberis

Abstract

The present study suggests that GEP-NECs represent a heterogeneous group of neoplasms which can be better classified in different prognostic categories using both tumor morphology and Ki-67 index.

Topics & Keywords

Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Lung Cancer Research Studies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Neuroendocrinology

Volume 104, Issue 1, pp. 85-93

DOI: 10.1159/000445165

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