Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Case report: term birth after fertility -sparing treatments for stage IB1 small c ell 
neuroendocrine carcinoma of the cervix  
 
Version: 1 Date: 03 Jun 2017  
 
Reviewer: Jesus Salvador Jiménez López  
 
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