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SUBMITTER: Oronsky B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5678742 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Oronsky Bryan B Ma Patrick C PC Morgensztern Daniel D Carter Corey A CA
Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) 20171105 12
This review covers the diverse topic of neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs), a relatively rare and heterogeneous tumor type, comprising ~2% of all malignancies, with a prevalence of <200,000 in the United States, which makes it an orphan disease (Basu et al., 2010).<sup>1</sup> For functional purposes, NENs are divided into two groups on the basis of clinical behavior, histology, and proliferation rate: well differentiated (low grade to intermediate grade) neuroendocrine tumors and poorly differenti ...[more]