title: Neuroendocrine tumors of the gastroenteric canal. Anatomopathological and diagnostic-therapeutic definition. Description of a case with a rare cecal localisation.
abstract: The authors take the case of a neuroendocrine tumour of the cecum as the starting point for an analysis of the anatomopathological and diagnostic-therapeutic aspects of these neoplasms. Furthermore, the authors underline that neuroendocrine tumours (NET) of the colon represent an extremely rare nosological entity and that they are heterogeneous from a clinical and biochemical point of view, thus making a reliable preoperative diagnosis a problem that is still difficult to resolve today.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Special Surgical Pathology, University of Rome La Sapienza.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bonomi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Cesare
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Atella
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Angelini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Graziano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piat
mesh_terms: D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery