Appendicular Neuroendocrine Tumors in Children
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Appendicular Neuroendocrine Tumors in Children
Appendicular Neuroendocrine Tumors (ANETs) in pediatric age group are infrequent. Though children may present like symptoms of acute appendicitis, these tumors are incidentally picked up during routine histological examination of resected appendix. We report our experience with ANETs in children from a tertiary care hospital in Arabian Peninsula. During 6-year period, there were 700 appendectom...
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عنوان ژورنال: Surgical Science
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2157-9407,2157-9415
DOI: 10.4236/ss.2014.56043