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Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Tumours

WHO Classification of Tumours, 5th Edition, Volume 10

WHO Classification of Tumours Editorial Board

2025

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978-92-832-4524-7

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The WHO Classification of Tumours

Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Tumours is Volume 10 in the 5th edition of the WHO series on the classification of human tumours. This series (also known as the WHO Blue Books) is regarded as the gold standard for the diagnosis of tumours and comprises a unique synthesis of histopathological diagnosis with digital and molecular pathology. These authoritative and concise reference books provide indispensable international standards for anyone involved in the care of patients with cancer or in cancer research, underpinning individual patient treatment as well as research into all aspects of cancer causation, prevention, therapy, and education.

What’s new in this edition?

The 5th edition, guided by the WHO Classification of Tumours Editorial Board, establishes a single coherent cancer classification presented across a collection of individual volumes organized on the basis of anatomical site (digestive system, breast, soft tissue and bone, etc.) and structured in a systematic manner, with each tumour type listed within a taxonomic classification: site, category, family (class), type, and subtype. In each volume, the entities are now listed from benign to malignant and are described under an updated set of headings, including histopathology, diagnostic molecular pathology, staging, and easy-to-read essential and desirable diagnostic criteria.

Who should read this book?

  • Pathologists
  • Endocrinologists
  • Medical oncologists
  • Surgical oncologists
  • Radiation oncologists
  • Radiologists
  • Nuclear medicine specialists
  • Molecular pathologists
  • Geneticists
  • Immunologists
  • Cancer researchers
  • Epidemiologists
  • General practitioners
  • Oncology nurses
  • Cancer registrars

This volume

  • Prepared by 175 authors and editors
  • Contributors from around the world
  • More than 1100 high-quality images
  • More than 5100 references

WHO Classification of Tumours Online

All volumes of the series, with additional figures, whole slide images, and more, can also be accessed online: https://tumourclassification.iarc.who.int

Chapter 8: Neuroendocrine neoplasms in non-endocrine organs

Section: Neuroendocrine tumours (p. 337)

Table S8.1 Major clinicopathological features of neuroendocrine tumour (NET) at various anatomical sites

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Table S8.2 Major pathological features and prognosis of neuroendocrine tumour (NET) at various anatomical sites

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Section: Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (p. 339)

Table S8.3 Major clinicopathological features of small cell carcinoma (SmCC) at various anatomical sites

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Table S8.4 Major pathological features and prognosis of small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (SCNEC) at various anatomical sites

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Section: Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (p. 342)

Table S8.5 Major clinicopathological features of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) at various anatomical sites

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Table S8.6 Major pathological features and prognosis of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) at various anatomical sites

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Section: Mixed neuroendocrine–non-neuroendocrine neoplasms (p. 348)

Table S8.7 Major clinicopathological features of mixed neuroendocrine–non-neuroendocrine neoplasm (MiNEN) at various anatomical sites

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Table S8.8 Major pathological features and prognosis of mixed neuroendocrine–non-neuroendocrine neoplasm (MiNEN) at various anatomical sites

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