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ReviewOncology letters2020

Neuroendocrine tumors of the gallbladder.

Chunyuan Niu, Shupeng Wang, Qingchun Guan, Xuekang Ren, Bai Ji, Yahui Liu

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Review in Oncology letters, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chunyuan NiuDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
Shupeng WangDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
Qingchun GuanDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
Xuekang RenDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
Bai JiDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
Yahui LiuDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China.
Jilin University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A gallbladder neuroendocrine neoplasm (GB-NEN) is a unique heterogeneous neoplasm, originating from neuroendocrine cells and able to secrete peptides as its neurotransmitter. Among all the neuroendocrine tumors (NETs), the GB-NEN prevalence is 0.5%, which accounts for ~2.1% of all gallbladder tumors. The current study aimed to present an up-to-date review of the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of NETs of the gallbladder. A systematic literature search was performed in order to identify all relevant studies published. Thus far, the etiology and pathogenesis of GB-NEN remains unclear. Moreover, an ambiguous clinical manifestation exists as observed during laboratory examinations. As GB-NEN is a rare gallbladder lesion and is seldom seen in clinical practice, there is a limited availability of review reports, and it is therefore often considered only as a case study. It is difficult to distinguish GB-NEN from other gallbladder diseases using imaging diagnostic techniques. Although chemotherapy treatment provides prolonged progression-free survival, surgery is considered the best option. Thus, to overcome the inherent risks or shortfalls of traditional surgery; early detection, diagnosis and treatment of GB-NEN are required to improve patient longevity.

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clinical featuresdiagnosisneuroendocrine tumor of the gallbladderpathological classificationtreatment

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PMID32269610
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