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Review
. 1996 Feb;20(2):132-41.
doi: 10.1007/s002689900021.

Pathology and nomenclature of human gastrointestinal neuroendocrine (carcinoid) tumors and related lesions

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Pathology and nomenclature of human gastrointestinal neuroendocrine (carcinoid) tumors and related lesions

G Klöppel et al. World J Surg. 1996 Feb.

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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