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. 2014 Jun 27;2(5):673–684. doi: 10.3892/mco.2014.332

Table II.

Comparison between WHO 2000 (6,11) and WHO 2010 (12) classifications of GEP-NETa.

WHO 2010 classification, n (%)

GEP-NET WHO 2000 classification, n (%)b No datac NET G1 NET G2 NEC G3
WDET 92 (20.1) 28 (30.4) 51 (55.5) 13 (14.1) 0 (0.0)
WDEC 304 (66.5) 72 (23.7) 82 (27.0) 144 (47.4) 6 (1.9)
PDEC 47 (10.3) 11 (23.4) 0 (0.0) 4 (8.5) 32 (68.1)
Others 14 (3.1) 6 (42.9) 2 (14.3) 3 (21.4) 3 (21.4)
Total 457 (100.0) 117 (25.6) 135 (29.5) 164 (35.9) 41 (9.0)
a

The table is based on 457 patients for whom data were available.

b

The percentages in the second column are percentages of the total number of classified patients.

c

In the ‘No data’ columns, G1, G2 and G3 are percentages of each line of NET and NEC, differentiated neuroendocrine tumor (NET) G1, G2 and neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) G3.

WHO, World Health Organization; GEP, gastroenteropancreatic; NET, neuroendocrine tumor; G1, grade 1; G2, grade 2; G3, grade 3; WDET, well-differentiated NET; WDEC, well-differentiated NEC; PDEC, poorly differentiated NEC.