Earlier diagnosis of Neuroendocrine Tumors (NETs) through transformation of the South Wales NET Service

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Introduction: Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are heterogeneous cancers, arising mainly from the gastroenteropancreatic tract. Delayed diagnosis and mislabelling are widely recognised internationally in midgut NETs with little data describing how to improve diagnosis times. In 2017, transformation of the South Wales NET Service included a change to a gastroenterology-led service model, alongside education and forming working relationships with gastroenterologists and surgeons.

Aim(s): To evaluate times and routes of diagnosis of GEP-NETs.

Materials and methods: This was a retrospective study of accurate hospital records for 224 patients with midgut NETs (and unknown primary, likely to be midgut). There were 110 patients pre-transformation and 114 post-transformation.

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Authors: Gould H, Kapish A, Karategos T, Abbas S, Taylor R,

Keywords: midgut NET, midgut neuroendocrine tumor, diagnosis, diagnostic delay, investigation, mislabel, imaging,