Endocrine Abstracts

Endocrine cancers are defined, by European Taskforce on Endocrine Cancer, as malignant tumours arising from endocrine organs including thyroid, adrenal, parathyroid, pituitary, as well as neuroendocrine tumours in general.Cancerous neuroendocrine tumours arise from neuroendocrine cells which can be found within the endocrine system: in the pituitary, pineal, parathyroid and (medulla of the) adrenal gland, or more scantily within the thyroid, pancreas, ov...

Endocrine tumours are a heterogenous group of tumours, that are frequently described as “complex”, “diverse”and, with few exceptions, “rare”. According to the Giwice Position Statement (as issued by the European Task Group for Endocrine Tumours): Endocrine Tumours are defined…as malignant tumours arising from endocrine organs including thyroid, adrenal, parathyroid, as well as neuroendocrine tumours in general. The research supported recomme...