Intra-abdominal fibrosis in a recent cohort of patients with neuroendocrine (‘carcinoid’) tumours of the small bowel

摘要

Background: Fibrosis is a hallmark of neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) arising in the jejunum and ileum and may manifest in the mesentery and elsewhere. It is clinically important and once-established, there are few effective therapies.