title: Pathology and nomenclature of human gastrointestinal neuroendocrine (carcinoid) tumors and related lesions.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Academic Hospital Jette, Free University of Brussels, Laarbeeklaan 101, B-1090 Brussels, Belguim.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Klöppel
authors.forename: P U
authors.initials: PU
authors.lastname: Heitz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Capella
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Solcia
mesh_terms: D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002455:Cell Division; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology; D009626:Terminology as Topic