Title of article :
Incidence of Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumor: Case Series,Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region, Hospital-Based TumorBoard Registry
Author/Authors :
Albishi, Abdullah Mohammed Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Department - Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region - Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia , Alhagawi,Yahia Atiah Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Department - Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region - Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia , Mostafa, Ahmed Mostafa Mohamed Clinical Oncology - Faculty of Medicine - Ain-Shams University, Egypt , Ali, Hatim Mahgoub Oncology Department - Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region - Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia , Aloba, Elshfeia Elhag Mohmed Ali Oncology Department - Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region - Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia , Bazeed, Mohamed F. Radiology Department - Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region - Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia , Hussein, Mahmoud R. A. Pathology Department - Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region - Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia , Aboelyazid, Ahmed Youssef Preventive Medicine Department - Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region - Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia
Abstract :
Neuroendocrine tumors are aggressive and rare tumors which can occur almost everywhere in the body. The annual incidence ofneuroendocrine tumors is 2.5-5 per 100000. We report seven cases of gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors which werediagnosed and treated at our hospital from the time period of 2016-2018 knowing that the total number of our hospital tumorboard cases registry during the same period was 444 cases.
Keywords :
Incidence , Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumor , Armed Forces Hospital Southern Region , Case Series , Hospital-Based Tumor Board Registry
