Vitamin D deficiency and tumor aggressiveness in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
Barbara AltieriLuigi BarreaRoberta ModicaFilomena BottiglieriFederica de CiccoGiovanna MuscogiuriLuisa CircelliGiovanni SavareseCarolina Di SommaSilvia SavastanoAnnamaria ColaoAntongiulio FaggianoPublished in: Endocrine (2021)
Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent among GEP-NETs and could be associated with high tumor grade and disease progression. Therefore, the monitoring of 25(OH)D levels is relevant in these patients and vitamin D supplementation should be considered in the management of GEP-NET patients with vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency.