title: Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: recommendations of Turkish multidisciplinary neuroendocrine tumor study group on diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.
abstract: Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEPNETs) are a relatively rare, heterogeneous group of diseases in which important advances have been observed in the diagnosis and treatment as well as in our understanding of the biology and genetics of the disease in recent years. Given the insufficient scientific data available on evidence-based management of GEPNETs and the differences in circumstances in individual countries, a multidisciplinary study group was established to provide guidelines for the management of GEPNETS. This study group consisted of a medical oncologist, endocrinologist, surgeon, pathologist, gastroenterologist, and a nuclear medicine specialist, who aimed to prepare a practical guide in the light of existing scientific data and international guidelines, to be used in common clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Institute of Cancer, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Suayib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yalcin
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fahri
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bayram
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Cerrahpasa Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erdamar
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kucuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nevin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oruc
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coker
keywords: consensus; diagnosis; guideline; neuroendocrine tumor; treatment