Clinical significance of new classification of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms / 中华胃肠外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP-NENs) are a group of tumors derived from diffuse neuroendocrine cells of the digestive system. All GEP-NEN shave potential malignancy. According to the WHO classification (2010), GEP-NENs can be divided into well differentiated neuroendocrine tumor (NET) and poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC). GEP-NEN scan be grouped into three grades G1 , G2 and G3. The new WHO classification unifies the diagnostic terms and avoids the confusion of the nomenclature and classification of GEP-NENs,which is the foundation of clinical treatment and prognostic estimation.