Somatostatin analogues in the treatment of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours, current aspects and new perspectives

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP NETs) are rare tumours that present many clinical features.</p> <p>They secrete peptides and neuroamines that cause distinct clinical syndromes, including carcinoid syndrome. However, many are clinica...

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Main Authors: Baldelli Roberto, Appetecchia Marialuisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
Online Access:http://www.jeccr.com/content/29/1/19