Biliary Tract Rhabdomyosarcoma: A Challenging Diagnosis

Review Data

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

researchers?

A: Good

Abstract & Keywords

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A: Good

Goal

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A: Good

Structure

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A: Good

Tools and Methods

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A: Good

Discussion & Conclusion

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A: Good

Comments: The Discussion puts forth the relation of obstructive jaundice in pediatric patients with biliary rhabdomyosarcoma and cholangiocarcinoma. Further, the authors describe the importance of imaging techniques when investigating biliary tract RMS and differential diagnosis, providing relevant literature. The Discussion also highlights the disease management of the reported patient with biliary tract rhabdomyosarcoma. The Conclusion suggests that since biliary tract rhabdomyosarcoma (BT RMS) is a rare entity, it must be included in the differential diagnosis of any child presenting obstructive jaundice.

Literature

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A: Good

Author's knowledge

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A: Good

Length

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A: Good

Figures & Tables

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A: Good

Writing style

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A: Good

Further comments on the paper

Comments: The Case Report presents a case of a 7-year-old male with biliary tract rhabdomyosarcoma. The Case illustrates the clinical presentation of the disease. Further, the report discusses the challenging diagnostic procedure of biliary tract rhabdomyosarcoma and the treatment processes. The Case Report has mainly highlighted the diagnosis and justified the inclusion of the biliary Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) in the differential diagnoses of a child with obstructive jaundice.

Q: Would you recommend this manuscript for further publication?

A: Yes - Suitable to be published

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