Review for 10.1186/s12876-020-01378-w (2020)

Reviewer’ s report
Title: Late stage diagnosis of mucinous adenocarcinoma of the appendix: a case report of an
unusual tumor with a rare presentation
Version: 1Date: 28 Feb 2020
Reviewer: JD Coyne
Reviewer's report:
I am happy with the changes to the article but would like to suggest a few minor modifications.
The case presentation has too much irrelevant detail.Abstract:Line 9: The diagnosis of......is difficult because it may be asymptotic or present with non specificsymptoms.Line 19: Delete "The patient declined ....Line 21: This case highlights an unusual clinical presentation of MAA the early diagnosis ofwhich is both important and perhaps more difficult in a rural healthcare environment.Line 22: Delete "Due .... symptoms," and start the sentence with "Half of...Line 23: ..at an advanced stage.Line 43: Delete "No fluid ... for culture".Line 82: The diagnosis of...Line 88: This case... highlights the features of ....Line 52: The diagnosis was made by the histopathologist yet receives minimal recognition incomparison to clinical findings and radiology. This paragraph should briefly specify the operativeprocedures; eg. appendectomy followed by right hemicolectomy and eg. Microscopic examination
(presumably of the appendectomy specimen) showed a mucinous....
In my opinion the paper does not need to tell the potential readers which department the patientattended.
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
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Not relevant to this manuscriptQuality of written English
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Needs some language corrections before being published
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