Update on gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
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Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETS)
1 Medical Student, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. Gastrohepatology Group. Universidad de Antioquia. Medellín, Colombia. email: crivargas@ gmail.com 2 Gastrointestinal Surgeon and Endoscopist, Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Medellín, Colombia. Professor of Surgery, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Medellín, Colombia. Gastrohepatology Group. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colo...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Digestive and Liver Disease
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1590-8658
DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2020.08.031