Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
Manuscript ID	47920
Country	China

Category	Pathology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Cohort Study
Article Title	Fat clearance and conventional fixation identified ypN0 rectal cancer following intermediate neoadjuvant radiotherapy have similar long-term outcome
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Nan Chen, Ting-Ting Sun, Zhong Wu Li, Yun-Feng Yao, Lin Wang and Ai-Wen Wu
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National Natural Science Foundation of China 81773214 The Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission “Capital Clinical Research Special Fund” Z15110004015105 Beijing Health System High Level Talented Scholar of Medicine Fund (The 215 Project) Science Foundation of Peking University Cancer Hospital 2017-13
Corresponding Author	Lin Wang, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Cancer Unit III, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing, People's Republic of China., Beijing 100142, China. wanglinmd@foxmail.com
Key Words	Neoadjuvant radiotherapy; Rectal cancer; Fat clearance; Survival; Lymph node; Conventional fixation
Core Tip	Enhanced lymph node (LN) yield has been noticed to be associated with increasing accuracy in tumor staging, and putative prognosis. By the means of fat-clearance technique, the LN retrieval was significantly higher in the fat-clearance group, compared with convention fixation. In terms of survival, however, for patients with negative LN, increased LN harvest was not associated with prolonged survival.
Citation	Chen N, Sun TT, Li ZW, Yao YF, Wang L, Ai-Wen Wu AW. Fat clearance and conventional fixation identified ypN0 rectal cancer following intermediate neoadjuvant radiotherapy have similar long-term outcome. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2019; 11(10): 877-886

Received	2019-04-06 08:25
Peer-Review Started	2019-04-08 06:15
To Make the First Decision	2019-06-05 06:16
Return for Revision	2019-06-12 01:35
Revised	2019-07-23 23:09
Second Decision	2019-08-16 08:52
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2019-08-21 00:38
Articles in Press	2019-08-21 00:38
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2019-09-05 23:32
Typeset the Manuscript	2019-10-14 01:26

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