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Guidelines for the management of neuroendocrine tumours by the Brazilian gastrointestinal tumour group

26 Jan 2017
Rachel P Riechelmann, Rui F Weschenfelder, Frederico P Costa, Aline Chaves Andrade, Alessandro Bersch Osvaldt, Ana Rosa P Quidute, Allan dos Santos, Ana Amélia O Hoff, Brenda Gumz, Carlos Buchpiguel, Bruno S Vilhena Pereira, Delmar Muniz Lourenço Junior, Duilio Reis da Rocha Filho, Eduardo Antunes Fonseca, Eduardo Linhares Riello Mello, Fabio Ferrari Makdissi, Fabio Luiz Waechter, Francisco Cesar Carnevale, George B Coura-Filho, Gustavo Andrade de Paulo, Gustavo Colagiovanni Girotto, João Evangelista Bezerra Neto, João Glasberg, Jose Claudio Casali-da-Rocha, Juliana Florinda M Rego, Luciana Rodrigues de Meirelles, Ludhmila Hajjar, Marcos Menezes, Marcello D Bronstein, Marcelo Tatit Sapienza, Maria Candida Barisson Villares Fragoso, Maria Adelaide Albergaria Pereira, Milton Barras, Nora Manoukian Forones, Paulo Cezar Galvão do Amaral, Raphael Salles Scortegagna de Medeiros, Raphael L C Araujo, Regis Otaviano França Bezerra, Renata D’Alpino Peixoto, Samuel Aguiar Jr, Ulysses Ribeiro Jr, Tulio Pfiffer, Paulo M Hoff, Anelisa K Coutinho

Neuroendocrine tumours are a heterogeneous group of diseases with a significant variety of diagnostic tests and treatment modalities. Guidelines were developed by North American and European groups to recommend their best management. However, local particularities and relativisms found worldwide led us to create Brazilian guidelines. Our consensus considered the best feasible strategies in an environment involving more limited resources. We believe that our recommendations may be extended to other countries with similar economic standards.

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