Overview

NCI Definition: A benign or malignant neoplasm composed of cells of neuroendocrine origin. Representative examples include paraganglioma, carcinoid tumor, and neuroendocrine carcinoma. [1]

Disease Details

Synonyms
Well-differentiated neuroendocrine neoplasm, Neuroendocrine Tumor
Parent(s)
Endocrine Neoplasm
Children
Prostate Neuroendocrine Neoplasm, Digestive System Neuroendocrine Neoplasm, Kidney Neuroendocrine Neoplasm, Lung Neuroendocrine Neoplasm, Bladder Neuroendocrine Neoplasm, Laryngeal Neuroendocrine Neoplasm, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Cervical Neuroendocrine Neoplasm, Uterine Corpus Neuroendocrine Neoplasm, Thymic Neuroendocrine Neoplasm, Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Paraganglioma, Ovarian Neuroendocrine Neoplasm, and Breast Neuroendocrine Neoplasm

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.