Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction/Background: Gender differences affect the treatment of several diseases in both male and female patients. However, the influence of gender on treatment decisions and outcome in neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) has scarcely been investigated. Aims: Comparison of tumor characteristics, treatment decisions and outcome of patients with NENs, stratified by genderMaterial and Methods: Retrospective analysis of the SwissNET co...

Introduction/ Background: Typical (TC) and atypical carcinoids (AC) are the most common neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the lung. Being a rare disease, the management of these tumors varies widely among Swiss centers. The impact of guidelines introduced in 2015 is unknown.Aims: Comparison of the management of Swiss patients before and after the publication of the expert consensus of the European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS) in 2015.<p class="...