A National Long-Term Study of Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Appendix in Children: Are We Too Aggressive?

Sommer, Christelle; Gumy Pause, Fabienne; Diezi, Manuel; Rougemont-Pidoux, Anne-Laure; Wildhaber, Barbara

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1667032

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A National Long-Term Study of Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Appendix in Children: Are We Too Aggressive?

ContributorsSommer, Christelle; Gumy Pause, Fabienne

; Diezi, Manuel; Rougemont-Pidoux, Anne-Laure; Wildhaber, Barbara

Published inEuropean Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Publication date2018

Abstract

Pediatric neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the appendix are mostly detected incidentally after appendectomy for acute appendicitis. NET management is a matter of controversy. In this national, multicenter study, we aimed to establish guidelines based on our results and the literature.

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SOMMER, Christelle et al. A National Long-Term Study of Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Appendix in Children: Are We Too Aggressive? In: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2018. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1667032

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PID : unige:112947
DOI : 10.1055/s-0038-1667032
PMID : 30068009

Journal ISSN0939-7248

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A National Long-Term Study of Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Appendix in Children: Are We Too Aggressive?

Pediatric neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the appendix are mostly detected incidentally after appendectomy for acute appendicitis. NET management is a matter of controversy. In this national, multicenter study, we aimed to establish guidelines based on our results and the literature.

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