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[[image:common.jpg|left]] More seen in the other generation, or people with weird conditions. | [[image:common.jpg|left]] More seen in the other generation, or people with weird conditions. | ||
===Clinical and Associated Features=== | ===Clinical and Associated Features=== | ||
Revision as of 13:40, 15 December 2009
Definition
A mass in the abdomen.
Epidemiology
More seen in the other generation, or people with weird conditions.
Clinical and Associated Features
Hepatomegaly Splenomegaly Englarged kidney's (e.g. polycystic disease) Bowel masses (malignant, inflammatory, faecal) Enlarged bladder Aortic aneurism Uterine/ovarian masses (e.g. pregnancy, fibroids, cysts, malignant) Abdominal wall hernias Lymph nodes Infective causes
Differential Diagnosis
There are a lot of potential causes:
- Bowel issues - bowel cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, constipation.
- Hepatomegaly - hepatitis, cirrhosis, alcohol abuse, heart failure.
- Splenomegaly - haematological cancer, heart failure, haemolysis.
- Kidney problems - polycystic kidney disease.
- Enlarged bladder - hydronephrosis, bladder carcinoma
- Aortic aneurism or aortic dissection - is it pulsating? (This may be an emergency!)
- Uterine/ovarian masses - pregnancy, fibroids, cysts, ovarian cancer.
- Abdominal wall hernias - commonly either inguinal, femoral, umbilical or incisional