Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	30441
Country	Greece

Received	2016-10-06 18:42
Peer-Review Started	2016-10-08 10:21
To Make the First Decision	2016-11-11 09:30
Return for Revision	2016-11-14 17:18
Revised	2016-12-04 18:01
Second Decision	2016-12-14 18:36
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2016-12-28 15:20
Articles in Press	2016-12-28 15:20
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Typeset the Manuscript	2017-02-21 11:19
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-02-24 17:52

ISSN	1948-9366 (online)
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Giant abdominal osteosarcoma causing intestinal obstruction treated with resection and adjuvant chemotherapy
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Alexandros Diamantis, Grigorios Christodoulidis, Dionysia Vasdeki, Foteini Karasavvidou, Evangelos Margonis and Konstantinos Tepetes
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Konstantinos Tepetes, MD, ScD, FACS, FEBS (Surgical Oncology), Professor and Head of General Surgery, Department of General Surgery, University Hospital of Larisa, Mezourlo, Larisa, 41110 Thessaly, Greece. tepetesk@gmail.com
Key Words	Osteosarcoma; Sarcoma; Extraskeletal; Intestinal obstruction; Abdominal mass; Soft tissue
Core Tip	We present the case of an elderly man who presented with a palpable abdominal mass and signs of intestinal obstruction. Intra-operative findings revealed a mass in the right abdomen involving the small intestine, which was widely resected. A diagnosis of soft tissue osteosarcoma was confirmed by pathology; further treatment with chemotherapy followed. To our knowledge it has never been reported a case of abdo-minal obstruction due to soft tissue sarcoma in the literature. Due to its rarity, we strongly believe that the presentation of this case would contribute to further understanding of the biology and management of this tumor.
Publish Date	2017-02-24 17:52
Citation	Diamantis A, Christodoulidis G, Vasdeki D, Karasavvidou F, Margonis E, Tepetes K. Giant abdominal osteosarcoma causing intestinal obstruction treated with resection and adjuvant chemo­therapy. World J Gastrointest Surg 2017; 9(2): 68-72
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v9/i2/68.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v9.i2.68

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