Table 1 Highlights the incidence of malignant neuroendocrine tumours in the literature
From: Malignant neuroendocrine tumour of the appendix in childhood with loco-regional lymph node invasion
Author | Number of children in series | Incidence reported |
|---|---|---|
Parkes et al. 1993 [2] | 40 children over 24Â years | 1.14 per million children |
Pelizzo et al. 2001 [1] | 10 children over 8Â years | 1.14 per million children |
D’Aleo et al. 2001 [15] | 2 children | 1 per 100,000 children |
O’Donnell et al. 2006 [13] | 3 children over 9 years | 1 per 100,000 children |
Boxberger et al. 2013 [3] | 237 children over 5Â years | 1 per 100,000 children |