Reviewer's report
Title:Inflammatory myoglandular polyp of the cecum: case report and review of
literature
Version: 1Date:27 October 2009
Reviewer: gabriel becheanu
Reviewer's report:
MAJOR COMPULSORY REVISIONS
1. The text (abstract) does not specify whether other lesions were identified on
colonoscopy, while FIGURE LEGENDS NUMBER 2 reveals a “little
adenomatous polyp below the IMGB, next to the ileo-cecal valve”; what is the
size of this polyp? And the grade of dysplasia?
2. Figures are incomplete, from a histopathological point of view:
- FIGURE LEGENDS 3 does not specify the type of IHC (what type of anti-body
was used? What method? Dilution? What was the magnification?)
- FIGURE 3 does not provide the characteristics of the myoglandular
inflammatory polyp. 1 -2 low power, HE stained images containing the
histological characteristics of the inflammatory myoglandular polyp would be
necessary; based only on Figure 3, from a personal point of view, there could be
an inflammatory polyp present (?) – the image is not conclusive for this type of
polyp.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests.
Reviewer's report
Title:Inflammatory myoglandular polyp of the cecum: case report and review of
literature
Version: 1Date:27 October 2009
Reviewer: gabriel becheanu
Reviewer's report:
MAJOR COMPULSORY REVISIONS
1. The text (abstract) does not specify whether other lesions were identified on
colonoscopy, while FIGURE LEGENDS NUMBER 2 reveals a “little
adenomatous polyp below the IMGB, next to the ileo-cecal valve”; what is the
size of this polyp? And the grade of dysplasia?
2. Figures are incomplete, from a histopathological point of view:
- FIGURE LEGENDS 3 does not specify the type of IHC (what type of anti-body
was used? What method? Dilution? What was the magnification?)
- FIGURE 3 does not provide the characteristics of the myoglandular
inflammatory polyp. 1 -2 low power, HE stained images containing the
histological characteristics of the inflammatory myoglandular polyp would be
necessary; based only on Figure 3, from a personal point of view, there could be
an inflammatory polyp present (?) – the image is not conclusive for this type of
polyp.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests.
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Reviewer's report
Title:Inflammatory myoglandular polyp of the cecum: case report and review of
literature
Version: 1Date:27 October 2009
Reviewer: gabriel becheanu
Reviewer's report:
MAJOR COMPULSORY REVISIONS
1. The text (abstract) does not specify whether other lesions were identified on
colonoscopy, while FIGURE LEGENDS NUMBER 2 reveals a “little
adenomatous polyp below the IMGB, next to the ileo-cecal valve”; what is the
size of this polyp? And the grade of dysplasia?
2. Figures are incomplete, from a histopathological point of view:
- FIGURE LEGENDS 3 does not specify the type of IHC (what type of anti-body
was used? What method? Dilution? What was the magnification?)
- FIGURE 3 does not provide the characteristics of the myoglandular
inflammatory polyp. 1 -2 low power, HE stained images containing the
histological characteristics of the inflammatory myoglandular polyp would be
necessary; based only on Figure 3, from a personal point of view, there could be
an inflammatory polyp present (?) – the image is not conclusive for this type of
polyp.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests.
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