The importance of personalized medicine has been growing, mainly due to a more urgent
need to avoid unnecessary and expensive treatments. In nuclear medicine, the theranostic …

Abstract Background Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a form of cancer that differ from
other neoplasia in that they synthesize, store, and secrete peptides, eg, chromogranin A …

Background These guidelines are an update of the evidence-based recommendations for
follow-up and surveillance of patients after curative-intent therapy for lung cancer. Particular …

Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) are a heterogeneous group of
neoplasms that arise from cells of the diffuse neuroendocrine system and are characterized …

An accurate tumor marker is a critical tool in tumor management because it establishes an
uncertain diagnosis, offers a basis for individual prognostication, signals response to …

To date, empirical literature has generally been considered lacking in relation to
neuroendocrine carcinomas (NECs), the highly malignant subgroup of neuroendocrine …

Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a highly aggressive neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin.
The incidence of this rare tumor is increasing rapidly; the American Cancer Society …

BACKGROUND: Chromogranin A (CgA) is the most important tumour marker for well-
differentiated neuroendocrine tumours (NET) and neuron specific enolase (NSE) for poorly …

Background. Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are characterized by having behavior and
prognosis that depend upon tumor histology, primary site, staging, and proliferative index …

Chromogranin A (CgA) not only plays an important role in pathologic diagnosis, but is also
used as a circulating biomarker in patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine …