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 a...
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| 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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| spelling | doaj.art-15ae301b6c4d4469afe03cc50a528e0b2022-12-21T20:06:19ZengJosé de Mello SaúdeGazeta Médica2183-81352184-06282021-12-0111Difficulties in the Diagnosis of Giant Abdominopelvic Masses in WomenJosé Silva Pereira 0Amélia Oliveira Pedro1Coordenador de Ginecologia Oncológica – CUF Oncologia Sul, Hospital CUF Descobertas, Lisboa, Portugal.Coordenadora de Ginecologia-Obstetrícia e Diretora Clínica – Hospital CUF Sintra, Sintra, Portugal.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.https://gazetamedica.pt/index.php/gazeta/article/view/424Abdominal Neoplasms/diagnostic imagingDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleKrukenberg TumorPelvic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging |
| spellingShingle | José Silva Pereira Amélia Oliveira Pedro Difficulties in the Diagnosis of Giant Abdominopelvic Masses in Women Gazeta Médica Abdominal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging Diagnosis, Differential Female Krukenberg Tumor Pelvic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging |
| title | 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_short | Difficulties in the Diagnosis of Giant Abdominopelvic Masses in Women |
| title_sort | difficulties in the diagnosis of giant abdominopelvic masses in women |
| topic | Abdominal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging Diagnosis, Differential Female Krukenberg Tumor Pelvic Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging |
| url | https://gazetamedica.pt/index.php/gazeta/article/view/424 |
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