Open AccessThe multidisciplinary team for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: the radiologist’s challenge
Author(s) -
Vincenza Granata,
Roberta Fusco,
Sergio Venanzio Setola,
Elisabetta de Lutio di Castelguidone,
Luigi Camera,
Salvatore Tafuto,
Antonio Avallone,
Andrea Belli,
Paola Incollingo,
Raffaéle Palaia,
Francesco Izzo,
Antonella Petrillo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
radiology and oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.707
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1581-3207
pISSN - 1318-2099
DOI - 10.2478/raon-2019-0040
Subject(s) - medicine , multidisciplinary team , neuroendocrine tumors , radiological imaging , radiology , multidisciplinary approach , work up , radiological weapon , medical physics , pathology , social science , nursing , sociology
Background Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP-NETs) are a heterogeneous group of tumours. An effective diagnosis requires a multimodal approach that combines evaluation of clinical symptoms, hormonelevels, radiological and nuclear imaging, and histological confirmation. Imaging plays a critical role in NETs diagnosis, prognosis and management, so the radiologists are important members of the multidisciplinary team. During diagnostic work-up two critical issues are present: firstly the need to identify tumor presence and secondly to define the primary site and assess regional and distant metastases. Conclusions The most appropriate imaging technique depends on the type of neuroendocrine tumour and the availability of specialized imaging techniques and expertise. There is no general consensus on the most efficient imaging pathway, reflecting the challenge in reliably detection of these tumours.