Peer review report 1 on “Primary and recurrent sporadic desmoids: Prognostic factors influencing recurrence-free survival after complete gross resection”

Peer review report 1 on “Primary and recurrent sporadic desmoids: Prognostic factors influencing recurrence-free survival after complete gross resection”

International Journal of Surgery 25 Supplement 1 (2016) S259 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect International Journal of Surgery journal home...

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International Journal of Surgery 25 Supplement 1 (2016) S259

Contents lists available at ScienceDirect

International Journal of Surgery journal homepage: www.journal-surgery.net

Peer review report

Peer review report 1 on “Primary and recurrent sporadic desmoids: Prognostic factors influencing recurrence-free survival after complete gross resection”

1. Original submission 1.1. Recommendation Minor revision. 1.2. Comments to the author Dear Dr. Afifi, This is an interesting article assessing the prognostic factors of the recurrence in sporadic desmoid tumors. The review of literature

DOI of published article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.05.068. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.06.025 1743-9191

is perfect, the limitations have been outlined and missing data have been sufficiently reported. The authors need to report how many patients were excluded during the study period or lost to followup. In page 1, “Patients who were lost to followup” is not a complete sentence. Figure legends should be self-explanatory. Anonymous reviewer.