Abstract:e16206 Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBS) has been associated with colorectal adenocarcinoma, but its co-occurrence, causal or coincidental, with the more rare neuroendocrine tumor (NET) histology is not well understood.The incidence of carcinoid tumors has been increasing and chronic inflammation can be theoretically associated with carcinogenesis, including the development of carcinoid tumors. We aim to describe the reported literature on patients with IBS who also developed NET and summarize the … Show more
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