Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	14390
Country	China

Received	2014-09-30 16:34
Peer-Review Started	2014-10-14 11:07
To Make the First Decision	2014-10-29 14:57
Return for Revision	2015-01-04 11:10
Revised	2015-01-16 10:46
Second Decision	2015-02-10 21:12
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-02-11 14:58
Articles in Press	2015-02-11 16:11
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2015-03-06 20:59
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-03-31 14:58
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-04-15 11:01

ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Correlation between metastatic lymph node ratio and prognosis in patients with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Jian-Wei Zhang, Yun-Mian Chu, Zhong-Min Lan, Xiao-Long Tang, Ying-Tai Chen, Cheng-Feng Wang and Xu Che
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Xu Che, MD, Department of Abdominal Surgery, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No. 17 Panjiayuan Nanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100021, China. xu.che@cicams.ac.cn
Key Words	Cholangiocarcinoma; Metastatic lymph node; Prognosis; Surgery
Core Tip	This study aims to investigate the prognostic significance of metastatic lymph node ratio in extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma patients undergoing radical resection. Using univariate and multivariate analysis, we found that metastatic lymph node ratio was an independent prognostic factor for these patients after radical resection and is useful for predicting postoperative survival.
Publish Date	2015-04-15 11:01
Citation	Zhang JW, Chu YM, Lan ZM, Tang XL, Chen YT, Wang CF, Che X. Correlation between metastatic lymph node ratio and prognosis in patients with extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(14): 4255-4260
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i14/4255.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i14.4255

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