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Endocrine tumours of the gastrointestinal tract: aetiology, molecular pathogenesis and genetics.
Best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2005
Rindi Guido, Bordi Cesare
Abstract excerpt
Endocrine tumours of the gut and pancreas originate from cells of the diffuse endocrine system and are characterised by the production of a wide variety of bioactive substances including growth factors. Two major tumour categories are distinguished-well-differentiated and poorly differentiated neoplasms-with distinct phenotypes and significantly diverse clinical behaviour. Here, genetic background data are...
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