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01-12-2018 | ASO Author Reflections
ASO Author Reflections: Recurrence Type of NEN Around the Head of the Pancreas
Authors:
Toshihiko Masui, MD, Shinji Uemoto, MD
Published in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Special Issue 3/2018
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Excerpt
In the WHO2017 classification, neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are comprehensively categorized as NETG1, G2, G3, and NEC according to their proliferation and differentiation status. However, recent studies showed that the features of NENs, in addition to the proliferation index, are quite different among primary sites.
1 Therefore, the surveillance strategy after resection must be determined based on the primary site. …