Radiation Oncology

Neuroendocrine Tumors

Questions discussed in this category

After R1 resection of a locally advanced, node-positive neuroendocrine tumor of the terminal ilium, would you offer adjuvant radiation therapy?

Assume the patient is young and active.

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Do you treat atypical carcinoid of the lung with N2 or N3 nodal involvement with definitive concurrent chemoradiation?

Would there be any benefit to surgery in a healthy/good PS patient? There is so little data on pulmonary atypical carcinoid and radiation respons...

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Papers discussed in this category

American journal of clinical oncology, 1997-06

Pretreatment characteristics of carcinoid tumors of the lung which predict aggressive behavior.

The Annals of thoracic surgery, 2015-02

Defining the role of adjuvant chemotherapy after lobectomy for typical bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumors.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg,

Carcinoid tumors of the lung and multimodal therapy.

Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN, 2018-06

NCCN Guidelines Insights: Neuroendocrine and Adrenal Tumors, Version 2.2018.

Pancreas, 2017-07

The Surgical Management of Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors: Consensus Guidelines of the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society.

Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2018-03-01

Analysis of Postoperative Recurrence in Stage I-III Midgut Neuroendocrine Tumors.

Journal of surgical oncology, 2005 Mar 01

Prognostic indicators for carcinoid neuroendocrine tumors of the gastrointestinal tract.

Neuroendocrinology, 2016 Jan 12

ENETS Consensus Guidelines Update for Neuroendocrine Neoplasms of the Jejunum and Ileum.

Cancer treatment reviews, 2016 May 17

Diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors: An evidence-based Canadian consensus.

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