title: Clinical aspects, diagnostic challenges and management of patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).
abstract: Neuroendocrine tumor (NET) entities are rare malignancies. Higher awareness and improved diagnostic methods have led to an increasing incidence of these diseases, and most oncologists deal with such patients in their daily practice. The symposium on NETs that was held in Merano (Italy) in October 2009 was organized by the German-speaking European School of Oncology (dESO) and gathered specialists from different disciplines of transalpine countries to bring together experiences and observations regarding these tumors. The goal of the meeting and of this review was to illustrate both well- and poorly differentiated NETs and to encourage interdisciplinary approaches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, Franz Tappeiner Hospital, Via Rossini 5, Merano, Italy.
authors.forename: Gilbert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Spizzo
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bernardini
authors.forename: Oreste
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pieramico
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Buratti
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Platzgummer
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Farsad
authors.forename: Anja M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: Aurel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Perren
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vogelsang
authors.forename: Rupert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Promegger
authors.forename: Reto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bale
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gabriel
authors.forename: Meinhard
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nevinny
authors.forename: Guenther
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gastl
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitterer
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents