Implantation of Colorectal Cancer from the Upper Urinary Tract to the Bladder via Urine

Review Data

Q: Is the topic relevant to the journal area of interest? Is it contemporary and interesting for

researchers?

A: Excellent

Abstract & Keywords

Q: Are all required components included in the abstract? Are the keywords appropriately chosen?

A: Very good

Goal

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A: Very good

Structure

Q: Is the paper's structure coherent? Is it in coherence with the goal of the paper?

A: Very good

Tools and Methods

Q: Are methods the author uses adequate and well used?

A: Good

Discussion & Conclusion

Q: Is it related to the results presented before? Do you consider them as coherent?

A: Very good

Comments:

The Discussion thoroughly explains the extreme rarity of the case and analyses the route of metastasis. The analysis led to the Conclusion that the most probable mechanism of intravesical recurrence is the implantation of colorectal cancer cells from the upper urinary tract to the bladder via urine. 

Literature

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A: Very good

Author's knowledge

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A: Very good

Length

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A: Good

Figures & Tables

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A: Very good

Writing style

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A: Very good

Further comments on the paper

Comments: This study is of significance as it reports an unusual case of intravesical recurrence, following ureteral invasion, by colorectal cancer, which is one of the most common cancers accounting for the highest proportion of female patients who die from cancer in Japan. The implantation of urothelial carcinoma from the upper urinary tract to the bladder occurs frequently but the involvement of cancers of other histologic types is rare. Although several studies have reported the recurrence of colorectal cancer in the urinary bladder after a partial cystectomy, intraluminal spread from the upper urinary tract to the bladder remains unreported.

Q: Would you recommend this manuscript for further publication?

A: Yes - Suitable to be published

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