Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	10340
Country	China

Received	2014-03-27 08:52
Peer-Review Started	2014-03-27 20:54
To Make the First Decision	2014-04-15 20:02
Return for Revision	2014-04-24 14:04
Revised	2014-04-30 03:24
Second Decision	2014-07-25 09:06
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-07-25 09:31
Articles in Press	2014-07-25 10:03
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2014-08-04 10:12
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-12-02 10:46

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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Individualized proximal margin for early gastric cancer patients
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Xin-Zu Chen, Wei-Han Zhang and Jian-Kun Hu
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National Natural Science Foundation of China 81372344 National Natural Science Foundation of China 81301866
Corresponding Author	Jian-Kun Hu, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China. hujkwch@126.com
Key Words	Early gastric cancer; Gastrectomy; Margin; Oncologic safety; Quality of life
Core Tip	There is no robust evidence to define a safe proximal margin by distance for early gastric cancer (EGC). The distance 1-10 mm is only acceptable for those endoscopic treatment fit EGC patients. For endoscopic unfit EGC cases, if the borderline of tumor is able to be clearly determined intraoperatively, the distance 1-3 cm is recommended. If there is any uncertainty on the tumor borderline, the distance 3-5 cm should be considered.
Publish Date	2014-12-02 10:46
Citation	Chen XZ, Zhang WH, Hu JK. Individualized proximal margin for early gastric cancer patients.World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(44): 16793-16794
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i44/16793.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i44.16793

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