Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumors According to the 2019 World Health Organization Grading System: A Single-Center, Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

Although gastric neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are uncommon neoplasms, their prevalence is increasing. The clinical importance of the World Health Organization (WHO) classification of gastric NETs, compared with NETs in other organs, has been underestimated. This study aimed to systematically evaluate the clinical and pathologic characteristics of gastric NETs based on the 2019 WHO classification and to assess the survival outcomes of patients from a single-center with a long-term follow-up.

Methods

The medical records of 427 patients with gastric NETs who underwent endoscopic or surgical resection between January 2000 and March 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. All specimens were reclassified according to the 2019 WHO classification. The clinicopathologic c

SUBMITTER: Kim Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10651375 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature