Background Pulmonary carcinoids (PCs) are rare tumors. As there is a paucity of randomized
studies, this expert consensus document represents an initiative by the European …

Background As studies on gastrointestinal neuroendocrine carcinoma (WHO G3) (GI-NEC)
are limited, we reviewed clinical data to identify predictive and prognostic markers for …

Gianfranco Delle Fave a Dik J. Kwekkeboom b Erik Van Cutsem c Guido Rindi d Beata Kos-Kudla
e Ulrich Knigge f Hironobu Sasano g Paola Tomassetti h Ramon Salazar i Philippe …

Purpose: 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is currently not
used on a routine basis for imaging of neuroendocrine (NE) tumors. The aim of this study …

Functional techniques are playing a pivotal role in the imaging of cancer today. Our aim was
to compare, on a head-to-head basis, 3 functional imaging techniques in patients with …

The small intestine and pancreas are among the most frequent abdominal sites of origin of
neuroendocrine tumours. Distinctive features of these forms are represented by the relatively …

Neuroendocrine tumors have shown rising incidence mainly due to higher clinical awareness
and better diagnostic tools over the last 30 years. Functional imaging of neuroendocrine …

Somatostatin receptor imaging is a valuable tool in the diagnosis, follow-up, and treatment
planning of neuroendocrine tumor (NET). PET-based tracers using 68 Ga as the radioisotope …

Part II of the guidelines contains a description of epidemiology, histopathology, clinical
presentation, diagnostic procedure, treatment, and survival for each type of neuroendocrine …

The use of positron emitter–labeled compounds for somatostatin receptor imaging (SRI) has
become attractive because of the prospect of improved spatial resolution, accelerated …