Open AccessThe Novel WHO 2010 Classification for Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumours Correlates Well with the Metastatic Potential of Rectal Neuroendocrine Tumours
Author(s) -
Juha Jernman,
Matti Välimäki,
Johanna Louhimo,
Caj Haglund,
Johanna Arola
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
neuroendocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.493
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1423-0194
pISSN - 0028-3835
DOI - 10.1159/000333035
Subject(s) - rectum , medicine , neuroendocrine tumors , neuroendocrine tumour , neuroendocrine carcinoma , oncology , pathology , gastroenterology , carcinoma
Approximately 10-15% of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (NETs, carcinoids) occur in the rectum, some of which are potentially able to metastasize. The new WHO 2010 classification of NETs applies to all gastroenteropancreatic NETs, but no reports have studied its correlation with the prognosis of rectal NETs.