title: [Gastric neuroendocrine tumors. Endoscopic and surgical treatment].
abstract: Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the stomach are the most frequent among all neuroendocrine neoplasms in the digestive tract. The diagnosis and classification are complicated by the fact that these tumors have to be categorized not only by common staging and grading but also according to their pathophysiological background (types). The types differ in their biological behaviour (aggressiveness) which influences therapeutic concepts. This article explains and summarizes the etiology and classification of gastric NETs and offers a precise concept for diagnosis and treatment to improve clinical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Sektion Chirurgische Endokrinologie, Klinische Abteilung für Allgemeinchirurgie, Universitätsklinik für Chirurgie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Vienna, Austria. martin.niederle@meduniwien.ac.at
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Niederle
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Niederle
mesh_terms: D004759:Enterochromaffin Cells / Q000473:pathology; D019861:Enterochromaffin-like Cells / Q000473:pathology; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D019863:Gastrin-Secreting Cells / Q000473:pathology; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D060787:Neoplasm Grading; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D019864:Somatostatin-Secreting Cells / Q000473:pathology; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*