title: Pathology - grading and staging of GEP-NETs.
abstract: Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP-NETs) constitute a heterogeneous group of neoplasms. In the last few decades, due to a substantial rise in incidence and prevalence, GEP-NETs have been included among the most common tumours of the gastrointestinal tract. Diagnosis could be challenging and a significant number of patients present with metastatic or unresectable disease. The development of appropriate tools for standardised prognostic stratification and the introduction of effective target therapies have opened new horizons for planning tailored surgical or medical management and follow-up programs for these complex neoplasms. An overview on the GEP-NETs' diagnostic and prognostic criteria proposed by the recently published WHO classification and ENETS and UICC TNM staging systems is presented, focussing on their impact on the clinical and therapeutical approaches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Diagnostics & ARC-NET Research Centre, University of Verona, Verona, Italy. paola.capelli@ospedaleuniverona.it
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Capelli
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fassan
authors.forename: Aldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scarpa
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D060787:Neoplasm Grading / Q000379:methods; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*