Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	35217
Country	United States

Received	2017-06-29 01:29
Peer-Review Started	2017-06-30 00:45
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2017-08-01 11:23
Revised	2017-08-31 23:52
Publication Fee Transferred	2017-09-27 07:34
Second Decision by Editor	2017-09-07 00:09
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief	2017-09-08 17:49
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2017-09-13 03:06
Articles in Press	2017-09-13 03:06
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2017-10-17 01:54
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-10-29 06:01

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Category	Oncology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Factors associated with carcinoid syndrome in patients with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Bei-Lei Cai, Michael S Broder, Eunice Chang, Ting-Jian Yan and David C Metz
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Bei-Lei Cai http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2762-3908 Michael S Broder http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2049-5536 Eunice Chang http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0177-6153 Ting-Jian Yan http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1047-8158 David C Metz http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7717-1762
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Novartis Pharmaceuticals, One Health Plaza, East Hanover, NJ 07936-1080, United States
Corresponding Author	Bei-Lei Cai, PhD, Research Scientist, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, One Health Plaza, 345/5120C, East Hanover, NJ 07936, United States. beilei.cai@novartis.com
Key Words	Carcinoid syndrome; Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors; Liver disorder; Enlarged lymph nodes; Abdominal mass
Core Tip	By assessing patients with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors from two independent United States claim databases, this study found that patients with carcinoid syndrome (CS) were 2-4 times as likely to have a preexisting diagnosis of a liver disorder, enlargement of lymph nodes, or abdominal mass than patients without CS.
Publish Date	2017-10-29 06:01
Citation	Cai B, Broder MS, Chang E, Yan T, Metz DC. Factors associated with carcinoid syndrome in patients with gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(40): 7283-7291
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i40/7283.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i40.7283

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Peer-review Report	35217-Peer-review(s).pdf
Journal Editor-in-Chief Review Report	35217-Journal editor-in-chief review report.pdf
Scientific Misconduct Check	35217-Scientific misconduct check.pdf
Scientific Editor Work List	35217-Scientific editor work list.pdf