Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6086390 | Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology | 2012 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
Surgery is the only treatment that may cure the patient with gastroentero-pancreatic (GEP) neuroendocrine tumours (NET) and neuroendocrine carcinomas (NEC) and should always be considered as first line treatment if R0/R1 resection can be achieved.The surgical and interventional procedures for GEP-NET are accordingly described below. Life-long follow-up should be performed in almost all patients at a specialized NET center.
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Authors
Ulrich (Associate Professor, Chief Consultant Surgeon), Carsten Palnæs (Chief Consultant Surgeon),