Appendiceal neuroendocrine tumours in childhood: Italian TREP project

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 333-338

  Virgone, Calogero ^a   Cecchetto, Giovanni ^a   Alaggio, Rita ^b   Ferrari, Andrea ^c   Bisogno, Gianni ^a   Conte, Massimo ^d   Inserra, Alessandro ^e   Fagnani, Anna M ^f   Indolfi, Paolo ^g   Salfi, Nunzio ^h   Dall'igna, Patrizia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^e BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer of the appendix; Carcinoid tumours; Children tumours; Neuroendocrine tumours; Rare diseases

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APPENDIX TUMOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICEAL NEOPLASMS; APPENDIX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; ITALY; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL;

EID: 84896736874     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: 15364801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000217     Document Type: Article

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