Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	17361
Country	United States

Received	2015-03-03 07:56
Peer-Review Started	2015-03-03 15:49
To Make the First Decision	2015-03-20 14:33
Return for Revision	2015-03-22 16:46
Revised	2015-04-06 04:23
Second Decision	2015-06-01 09:01
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-06-11 15:44
Articles in Press	2015-06-11 15:45
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-07-20 08:42
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-07-27 08:59

ISSN	1948-9366 (online)
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Accuracy of computed tomography in nodal staging of colon cancer patients
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Audrey H Choi, Rebecca A Nelson, Hans F Schoellhammer, Won Cho, Michelle Ko, Amanda Arrington, Christopher R Oxner, Marwan Fakih, Jimmie Wong, Stephen M Sentovich, Julio Garcia-Aguilar and Joseph Kim
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Joseph Kim, MD, Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 East Duarte Rd, Duarte, CA 91010, United States. jokim@coh.org
Key Words	Colon cancer; Lymph nodes; Clinical staging; Computed tomography; Neoadjuvant therapy
Core Tip	Clinical staging to determine eligibility for neoadjuvant trials requires accurate imaging. This study compares lymph node identification on preopera?tive computed tomography (CT) scans by outside radiologists, a tertiary cancer center radiologist and a surgeon, mirroring referral patterns to tertiary care facilities. While re-review of CT scans by a tertiary center radiologist improved sensitivity of lymph node detection, CT staging of colon cancer demonstrated moderate accuracy overall. Our findings suggest that the administration of neoadjuvant chemotherapy based on preoperative CT staging would potentially result in overtreatment of colon cancer patients.
Publish Date	2015-07-27 08:59
Citation	Choi AH, Nelson RA, Schoelhammer HF, Cho W, Ko M, Arrington A, Oxner CR, Fakih M, Wong J, Sentovich SM, Garcia-Aguilar J, Kim J. Accuracy of computed tomography in nodal staging of colon cancer patients. World J Gastrointest Surg 2015; 7(7): 116-122
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v7/i7/116.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v7.i7.116

Full Article (PDF)	WJGS-7-116.pdf
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Answering Reviewers	17361-Answering reviewers.pdf
Audio Core Tip	17361-Audio core tip.mp3
Biostatistics Review Certificate	17361-Biostatistics statement.pdf
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Institutional Review Board Approval Form or Document	17361-Institutional review board statement.pdf
Supplementary Material	Supplementary_Material_20150303023929.doc
Peer-review Report	17361-Peer-review(s).pdf
Scientific Misconduct Check	17361-Scientific misconduct check.pdf
Scientific Editor Work List	17361-Scientific editor work list.pdf