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Neuroendocrine Tumors

Known as: Neuroendocrine neoplasia, Neuroendocrine tumor NOS, Neuroendocrine Tumors [Disease/Finding] 
A tumor that forms from cells that release hormones in response to a signal from the nervous system. Some examples of neuroendocrine tumors are… 
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Blood supply aspectsEndocrine systemEpithelial CellsEpithelium

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Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumorPancreatic islet cell tumors

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Review
2012
Review
2012
Primary pancreatic cystic neoplasms of the pancreas revisited. Part IV: rare cystic neoplasms.
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Expression of p63 is the sole independent marker of aggressiveness in localised (stage I–II) Merkel cell carcinomas
Merkel cell carcinoma of the skin is a malignant neuroendocrine tumour, whose prognostic criteria are a matter of dispute… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The role of human achaete-scute homolog-1 in medullary thyroid cancer cells.
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Differential expression of vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT) 1 and 2 in gastrointestinal endocrine tumours
Neuroendocrine tumours are characterized by their capacity to produce hormones, which are stored in vesicles and secretory… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Distinct Agonist‐Mediated Endocytosis of Cloned Rat Somatostatin Receptor Subtypes Expressed in Insulinoma Cells
Endocytosis of somatostatin receptors could regulate cellular responses to the two natural peptides, somatostatin‐14 and… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Serotonin activity in anorexia nervosa after long-term weight restoration: response to D-fenfluramine challenge
Synopsis Abnormalities in central serotonin function have been implicated in the pathogenesis of anorexia nervosa. It is… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Surgical resection of metastatic liver tumors.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Expression of transforming growth factor alpha and its receptor in human neuroendocrine tumours
Transforming growth‐factor‐α (TGF‐α) is a 50‐amino‐acid polypeptide that binds to the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor and… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors.
It has been said that with the description of the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome in 1955, the clinical era of gastrointestinal… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
A polyclonal antiserum against chromogranin A and B--a new sensitive marker for neuroendocrine tumours.
Chromogranins A, B, and C, proteins that are co-stored and co-released with peptides and amines, have been identified in a… 
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