Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Pancreatic hamartoma: A case report and literature review.  
 
Version: 0 Date: 01 Sep 2015  
 
Reviewer: Robert  Wong  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Thank you for the opportunity to review this manuscript.  The authors describe an unusua l case 
of a pancreatic hamartoma.  I have some suggestions to further improve this manuscript prior to 
acceptance.  
1. The conclusion on the abstract needs to be reworded instead of simply listing descriptive 
phrases for pancreatic hamartoma.  
2. Is this r eally true that cystic neoplasms of the pancreas are that rare.  My impression is that 
cystic neoplasms are more common that once thought and may be underdiagnosed.  
3. The included figures help augment the paper well.  
4. Overall, while this is an interes ting case, I think the authors need to better portray the 
conclusion - I don't think identifying descriptive phrases for pancreatic hamartoma is 
sufficient for the conclusions.  The authors need to emphasize what is novel about this case, 
what are the key clinical take away points, why this is important to recognize, etc.  The paper 
is well written, but the conclusion I think is severely lacking.  
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not , please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Unable to assess  
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the man uscript or would you recommend an  
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please specify what aspects require further  
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Acceptable  
 
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3. Do you hold or are you currently applying for any patents relating to the content of the 
manuscript?  
 
4. Have you received reimbursements, fees, funding, or salary from an organization that 
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5. Do you have any other financial competing interests?  
 
6. Do you have any non -financial competing interests in relation to this paper?  
 
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Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Pancreatic hamartoma: A case report and literature review.  
 
Version: 0 Date: 01 Sep 2015  
 
Reviewer: Robert  Wong  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Thank you for the opportunity to review this manuscript.  The authors describe an unusua l case 
of a pancreatic hamartoma.  I have some suggestions to further improve this manuscript prior to 
acceptance.  
1. The conclusion on the abstract needs to be reworded instead of simply listing descriptive 
phrases for pancreatic hamartoma.  
2. Is this r eally true that cystic neoplasms of the pancreas are that rare.  My impression is that 
cystic neoplasms are more common that once thought and may be underdiagnosed.  
3. The included figures help augment the paper well.  
4. Overall, while this is an interes ting case, I think the authors need to better portray the 
conclusion - I don't think identifying descriptive phrases for pancreatic hamartoma is 
sufficient for the conclusions.  The authors need to emphasize what is novel about this case, 
what are the key clinical take away points, why this is important to recognize, etc.  The paper 
is well written, but the conclusion I think is severely lacking.  
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not , please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Unable to assess  
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the man uscript or would you recommend an  
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please specify what aspects require further  
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Acceptable  
 
Declaration of competing interests  
Please complete a declaration of competing interests, considering the following questions:  
 
1. Have you in the past five years received reimbursements, fees, funding, or salary from an 
organisation that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of this 
manuscript, either now or in the future?  
 
2. Do you hold any stocks or s hares in an organisation that may in any way gain or lose 
financially from the publication of this manuscript, either now or in the future?  
 
3. Do you hold or are you currently applying for any patents relating to the content of the 
manuscript?  
 
4. Have you received reimbursements, fees, funding, or salary from an organization that 
holds or has applied for patents relating to the content of the manuscript?  
 
5. Do you have any other financial competing interests?  
 
6. Do you have any non -financial competing interests in relation to this paper?  
 
If you can answer no to all of the above, write 'I declare that I have no competing interests' 
below. If your reply is yes to any, please give details below.  
 
I declare that I have no competing interests  
 
I agree to the open peer r eview policy of the journal. I understand that my name will be included 
on my report to the authors and, if the manuscript is accepted for publication, my named report 
including any attachments I upload will be posted on the website along with the authors'  
responses. I agree for my report to be made available under an Open Access Creative Commons 
CC-BY license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). I understand that any comments 
which I do not wish to be included in my named report can be included a s confidential comments 
to the editors, which will not be published.  
 
I agree to the open peer review policy of the journal  
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Pancreatic hamartoma: A case report and literature review.  
 
Version: 0 Date: 01 Sep 2015  
 
Reviewer: Robert  Wong  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Thank you for the opportunity to review this manuscript.  The authors describe an unusua l case 
of a pancreatic hamartoma.  I have some suggestions to further improve this manuscript prior to 
acceptance.  
1. The conclusion on the abstract needs to be reworded instead of simply listing descriptive 
phrases for pancreatic hamartoma.  
2. Is this r eally true that cystic neoplasms of the pancreas are that rare.  My impression is that 
cystic neoplasms are more common that once thought and may be underdiagnosed.  
3. The included figures help augment the paper well.  
4. Overall, while this is an interes ting case, I think the authors need to better portray the 
conclusion - I don't think identifying descriptive phrases for pancreatic hamartoma is 
sufficient for the conclusions.  The authors need to emphasize what is novel about this case, 
what are the key clinical take away points, why this is important to recognize, etc.  The paper 
is well written, but the conclusion I think is severely lacking.  
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not , please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Unable to assess  
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the man uscript or would you recommend an  
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please specify what aspects require further  
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
Not relevant to this manuscript  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscript:  
 
Acceptable  
 
Declaration of competing interests  
Please complete a declaration of competing interests, considering the following questions:  
 
1. Have you in the past five years received reimbursements, fees, funding, or salary from an 
organisation that may in any way gain or lose financially from the publication of this 
manuscript, either now or in the future?  
 
2. Do you hold any stocks or s hares in an organisation that may in any way gain or lose 
financially from the publication of this manuscript, either now or in the future?  
 
3. Do you hold or are you currently applying for any patents relating to the content of the 
manuscript?  
 
4. Have you received reimbursements, fees, funding, or salary from an organization that 
holds or has applied for patents relating to the content of the manuscript?  
 
5. Do you have any other financial competing interests?  
 
6. Do you have any non -financial competing interests in relation to this paper?  
 
If you can answer no to all of the above, write 'I declare that I have no competing interests' 
below. If your reply is yes to any, please give details below.  
 
I declare that I have no competing interests  
 
I agree to the open peer r eview policy of the journal. I understand that my name will be included 
on my report to the authors and, if the manuscript is accepted for publication, my named report 
including any attachments I upload will be posted on the website along with the authors'  
responses. I agree for my report to be made available under an Open Access Creative Commons 
CC-BY license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). I understand that any comments 
which I do not wish to be included in my named report can be included a s confidential comments 
to the editors, which will not be published.  
 
I agree to the open peer review policy of the journal  
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