2021
Making Sense of a Complex Disease: A Practical Approach to Managing Neuroendocrine Tumors
Zhang JY, Kunz PL. Making Sense of a Complex Disease: A Practical Approach to Managing Neuroendocrine Tumors. JCO Oncology Practice 2021, 18: 258-264. PMID: 34652954, DOI: 10.1200/op.21.00240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroendocrine tumorsFunctional statusPrimary sitePrevalence of NETsMetastatic neuroendocrine tumorsExtent of diseaseOngoing clinical trialsSomatostatin receptor statusIndividualized treatment planHeterogeneous clinical entityPace of diseaseConsideration of patientsPerformance statusSystemic therapyReceptor statusTumor characteristicsClinical entityTherapeutic optionsPathologic classificationClinical trialsTherapeutic decisionsDiagnostic modalitiesTreatment planDiseasePatients
2013
Diagnostic discrepancies between second-opinion and referring pathology reports of neuroendocrine tumors.
Lin H, Longacre T, Khandelwal V, Balise R, Kunz P. Diagnostic discrepancies between second-opinion and referring pathology reports of neuroendocrine tumors. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2013, 31: e15011-e15011. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.e15011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuroendocrine tumorsPathology reportsMitotic indexHistologic classification schemeStanford University HospitalMajority of casesHistological diagnosisUniversity HospitalAcademic hospitalTreatment planDiagnostic discrepanciesClinical diagnosisKi67Improved reportingNET casesHistological descriptionReporting guidelinesHospitalPathology expertsTumorsRelevant differencesDiagnosisReportFuture studiesGuidelines