Reviewer's report
Title:Intrahepatic Biliary Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms: Clinicoradiological
Characteristics and Surgical Results
Version:2Date:5 December 2014
Reviewer: Debolina Ray
Reviewer's report:
The authors sugget that surgical resection is the treatment of choice for tumors
giving rise to high serum and cystic fluid CA 19-9 levels together with loculated
and septated cystic lesions.
In case the lesion is not cancerous (the limitation of pre-operative false negative
diagnosis), then liver resection can call for unnecessary surgical intervention
which can have other side effects on the health of the patient as well as could be
financial burden.
Thus it is essentially important to confirm a diagnostic method to distinguish
between biliary cysts (adenomas/carcinomas).
Discretionary Revision: Thus it would be appropriate to conclude that complete
tumor resection should be the treatment of choice in confirmed cases of
carcinoma. So the interpretation could be a little clear.
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:Intrahepatic Biliary Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms: Clinicoradiological
Characteristics and Surgical Results
Version:2Date:5 December 2014
Reviewer: Debolina Ray
Reviewer's report:
The authors sugget that surgical resection is the treatment of choice for tumors
giving rise to high serum and cystic fluid CA 19-9 levels together with loculated
and septated cystic lesions.
In case the lesion is not cancerous (the limitation of pre-operative false negative
diagnosis), then liver resection can call for unnecessary surgical intervention
which can have other side effects on the health of the patient as well as could be
financial burden.
Thus it is essentially important to confirm a diagnostic method to distinguish
between biliary cysts (adenomas/carcinomas).
Discretionary Revision: Thus it would be appropriate to conclude that complete
tumor resection should be the treatment of choice in confirmed cases of
carcinoma. So the interpretation could be a little clear.
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:Intrahepatic Biliary Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms: Clinicoradiological
Characteristics and Surgical Results
Version:2Date:5 December 2014
Reviewer: Debolina Ray
Reviewer's report:
The authors sugget that surgical resection is the treatment of choice for tumors
giving rise to high serum and cystic fluid CA 19-9 levels together with loculated
and septated cystic lesions.
In case the lesion is not cancerous (the limitation of pre-operative false negative
diagnosis), then liver resection can call for unnecessary surgical intervention
which can have other side effects on the health of the patient as well as could be
financial burden.
Thus it is essentially important to confirm a diagnostic method to distinguish
between biliary cysts (adenomas/carcinomas).
Discretionary Revision: Thus it would be appropriate to conclude that complete
tumor resection should be the treatment of choice in confirmed cases of
carcinoma. So the interpretation could be a little clear.
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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