Difficulties in the Diagnosis of Giant Abdominopelvic Masses in Women

Massive abdominopelvic masses usually arise from the female reproductive organs. However, these masses may also arise from the gastrointestinal system, urinary system, adjacent soft tissues, peritoneum, retroperitoneum or be metastatic. Differential diagnosis is very important in these huge masses...

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Autores principales: José Silva Pereira, Amélia Oliveira Pedro
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:15ae301b6c4d4469afe03cc50a528e0b2021-12-05T00:53:05ZDifficulties in the Diagnosis of Giant Abdominopelvic Masses in Women2183-81352184-0628https://doaj.org/article/15ae301b6c4d4469afe03cc50a528e0b2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://gazetamedica.pt/index.php/gazeta/article/view/424https://doaj.org/toc/2183-8135https://doaj.org/toc/2184-0628 Massive abdominopelvic masses usually arise from the female reproductive organs. However, these masses may also arise from the gastrointestinal system, urinary system, adjacent soft tissues, peritoneum, retroperitoneum or be metastatic. Differential diagnosis is very important in these huge masses and imaging techniques are usually the best method of assessing, but in some cases, they cannot provide conclusive results and a definitive diagnosis is only achieved after surgical resection. We present three cases of giant abdominopelvic tumors with different etiologies and outcomes. We intend to highlight the importance of early detection, preoperative evaluation, and subsequent surgical management with a multidisciplinary approach to decrease pre and postoperative complications and to improve the quality of live. José Silva Pereira Amélia Oliveira PedroJosé de Mello SaúdearticleAbdominal Neoplasms/diagnostic imagingDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleKrukenberg TumorPelvic Neoplasms/diagnostic imagingMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPTGazeta Médica, Vol 1, Iss 1 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
PT
topic Abdominal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Krukenberg Tumor
Pelvic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging
Medicine
R
Medicine (General)
R5-920
spellingShingle Abdominal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Krukenberg Tumor
Pelvic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging
Medicine
R
Medicine (General)
R5-920
José Silva Pereira
Amélia Oliveira Pedro
Difficulties in the Diagnosis of Giant Abdominopelvic Masses in Women
description Massive abdominopelvic masses usually arise from the female reproductive organs. However, these masses may also arise from the gastrointestinal system, urinary system, adjacent soft tissues, peritoneum, retroperitoneum or be metastatic. Differential diagnosis is very important in these huge masses and imaging techniques are usually the best method of assessing, but in some cases, they cannot provide conclusive results and a definitive diagnosis is only achieved after surgical resection. We present three cases of giant abdominopelvic tumors with different etiologies and outcomes. We intend to highlight the importance of early detection, preoperative evaluation, and subsequent surgical management with a multidisciplinary approach to decrease pre and postoperative complications and to improve the quality of live.
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Amélia Oliveira Pedro
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Amélia Oliveira Pedro
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title Difficulties in the Diagnosis of Giant Abdominopelvic Masses in Women
title_short Difficulties in the Diagnosis of Giant Abdominopelvic Masses in Women
title_full Difficulties in the Diagnosis of Giant Abdominopelvic Masses in Women
title_fullStr Difficulties in the Diagnosis of Giant Abdominopelvic Masses in Women
title_full_unstemmed Difficulties in the Diagnosis of Giant Abdominopelvic Masses in Women
title_sort difficulties in the diagnosis of giant abdominopelvic masses in women
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