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Histopathological diagnosis of appendiceal neuroendocrine neoplasms: when to perform a right hemicolectomy? A systematic review and meta-analysis
The European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS) guidelines advocate a right hemicolectomy (RHC) only in patients with appendiceal neuroendocrine neoplasms (aNENs) at risk for N+(node positive). The risk is d...
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Incidental diagnosis of very small rectal neuroendocrine neoplasms: when should endoscopic submucosal dissection be performed? A single ENETS centre experience
The management of small (≤5 mm) rectal neuroendocrine neoplasms (r-NENs), incidentally removed during colonoscopy, still remains under debate.
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The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the presence of risk factors for a type 1 gastric neuroendocrine neoplasia in a large cohort of patients with chronic atrophic gastritis. The study design co...
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In practice, relapses of gastrointestinal stromal tumours after long time of surgical resection occur. However, few published data are available for duration, intensity and imaging sources of follow-up in radi...