Update on Incidence, Prevalence, Treatment and Survival of Patients with Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in the Netherlands

Abstract Background Small bowel neuroendocrine neoplasms (SB‐NEN) are rare cancers, population‐based studies are needed to study this rare indolent disease. The aim of this study was to explore trends in epidemiology, treatment and survival outcomes of patients with SB‐NEN based on Dutch nationwide data. Patients and methods Patients with grade 1 or 2 SB‐NEN diagnosed between 2005 and 2015 were retrieved from the Netherlands Cancer Registry and linked to The Nationwide Network and Registry of Histo‐ and Cytopathology in the Netherlands. Age‐adjusted incidence rates were calculated based using... Mehr ...