Rectal neuroendocrine tumor: a case series

• Main Authors: Kamarudin, Zalikha, Ganisan, Dhayalan, Mahno, Noor Ezmas
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: RD Surgery
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/58381/1/eposterTemplate-rectal%20nets.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58381/7/58381_Rectal%20Neuroendocrine.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/58381/; http://csamm.asm.org.my/index.htm
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract contains no fewer than 13 different types of neuroendocrine cells.( 1)Although the GI tract have the largest amount of neuroendocrine cell, the occurrence of GI NETs are rare and only constitute less than 2 % of all GI malignancies. Rectal NETs are the second most c...