CT/MRI of neuroendocrine tumours
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Neuroendocrine tumours.
Neuroendocrine tumours are a heterogeneous group including, for example, carcinoid, gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours, pituitary tumours, medullary carcinoma of the thyroid and phaeochromocytomas. They have attracted much attention in recent years, both because they are relatively easy to palliate and because they have indicated the chronic effect of the particular hormone elevated....
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer Imaging
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1470-7330
DOI: 10.1102/1470-7330.2006.9037