A neoplasm with neuroendocrine differentiation arising from the digestive system. It includes neuroendocrine tumors (well-differentiated endocrine tumors or carcinoid tumors and well differentiated endocrine carcinomas) and neuroendocrine carcinomas (poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas, small cell carcinomas, and large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas).
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NCIT:C27721; Orphanet:100092; alimentary part of gastrointestinal system NET; alimentary part of gastrointestinal system neuroendocrine neoplasm; alimentary part of gastrointestinal system neuroendocrine tumor; alimentary part of gastrointestinal system neuroendocrine tumor, well differentiated, low or intermediate grade; alimentary part of gastrointestinal system neuroendocrine tumour; carcinoid tumor of digestive system; carcinoid tumour of digestive system; digestive system NET; digestive system neuroendocrine tumor; digestive system neuroendocrine tumor, well differentiated, low or intermediate grade; digestive system neuroendocrine tumour; gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor; gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumour; gastroenteropancreatic endocrine tumor; gastroenteropancreatic endocrine tumour; gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm; gastrointestinal neuroendocrine neoplasm; gastrointestinal system neuroendocrine neoplasm; http://identifiers.org/medgen/232237; http://identifiers.org/mesh/C535650; http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1333799; neuroendocrine neoplasm of alimentary part of gastrointestinal system; neuroendocrine neoplasm of digestive system