A systematic review of diagnostic procedures to detect midgut neuroendocrine tumors

Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 877-888

  Scarpa, Marco ^a   Prando, Daniela ^b   Pozza, Anna ^b   Esposti, Elisa Degli ^b   Castoro, Carlo ^a   Angriman, Imerio ^b  

^a VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

5 HIAA; computed tomography; endoscopy; magnetic resonance imaging; neuroendocrine tumors

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; PENTETREOTIDE;

APPENDIX TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CECUM TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIARRHEA; HUMAN; MIDGUT; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SMALL INTESTINE TUMOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINALYSIS;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENTEROENDOCRINE CELLS; HUMANS; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS;

EID: 78649676927     PISSN: 00224790     EISSN: 10969098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jso.21708     Document Type: Review

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