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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Lenguaje:	EN PT
Publicado:	José de Mello Saúde 2021
Materias:	Abdominal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging Diagnosis, Differential Female Krukenberg Tumor Pelvic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/9b19d2399c614184bf6f21caf9d05c8c
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9b19d2399c614184bf6f21caf9d05c8c2021-12-04T00:53:03ZDifficulties in the Diagnosis of Giant Abdominopelvic Masses in Women2183-81352184-0628https://doaj.org/article/9b19d2399c614184bf6f21caf9d05c8c2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.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)
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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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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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Difficulties in the Diagnosis of Giant Abdominopelvic Masses in Women

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