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Pathology and Nomenclature of Human Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine (Carcinoid) Tumors and Related Lesions

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Abstract. The pathology and nomenclature of the neuroendocrine cell proliferations in the gut are reviewed. The neoplastic lesions are discussed within the light of a new classification system that attempts to consider the morphologic, functional, and biologic features of the tumors.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Academic Hospital Jette, Free University of Brussels, Laarbeeklaan 101, B-1090 Brussels, Belguim, , , , , , BE

    Günter Klöppel

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Zürich, Schmelzbergstr. 12, CH-8091, Zürich, Switzerland, , , , , , CH

    Philipp U. Heitz

  3. Department of Pathology, II Faculty of Medicine, University of Pavia at Varese, Viale Borri 57, I-21100 Varese, Italy, , , , , , IT

    Carlo Capella

  4. Department of Pathology, University of Pavia, Via Forlanini 14-18, I-27100 Pavia, Italy, , , , , , IT

    Enrico Solcia

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Klöppel, G., Heitz, P., Capella, C. et al. Pathology and Nomenclature of Human Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine (Carcinoid) Tumors and Related Lesions. World J. Surg. 20, 132–141 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002689900021

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