ea0035s23.1 | Neuroendocrine tumours | ECE2014
Giandomenico Valeria
Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are heterogeneous neoplasm, arising from different endocrine cells distributed in many organs and tissues which share a common neuroendocrine phenotype. The neuroendocrine cells of the human body are confined to certain organs such as thyroid, pancreas or adrenals, or are dispersed throughout the body in the respiratory tract and abundantly in the intestinal mucosa. These cells belong to the diffuse endocrine cell system, which is the largest endo...