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Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent [[disability]] within 24 hours if left untreated. The life-threatening causes of an abdominal mass include: | Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent [[disability]] within 24 hours if left untreated. The life-threatening causes of an abdominal mass include: | ||
* [[Abdominal aortic aneurysm]] | * [[Abdominal aortic aneurysm]], specifically [[ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm]]. Total [[mortality]] is estimated to be 80–90 %. The 2013 [[mortality rate]] of US [[population]] above 44 years of age was 2.5 per 100,000. The incidence is on the decrease for the past two decades after a plateau. (the [[mortality rate]]s act as a surrogate of [[incidence]]).<ref>{{cite book | last = Starnes | first = Benjamin | title = Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm : the definitive manual | publisher = Springer | location = Cham | year = 2017 | isbn = 978-3-319-23844-9 }}</ref> | ||
* [[Volvulus]] | * [[Volvulus]] | ||
Revision as of 10:48, 13 August 2020
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: , Javaria Anwer M.D.[2]
Synonyms and keywords: abdominal lump resident survival guide
Overview
An abdominal mass is a vast entity in oncology.
Causes
Life Threatening Causes
Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated. The life-threatening causes of an abdominal mass include:
- Abdominal aortic aneurysm, specifically ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Total mortality is estimated to be 80–90 %. The 2013 mortality rate of US population above 44 years of age was 2.5 per 100,000. The incidence is on the decrease for the past two decades after a plateau. (the mortality rates act as a surrogate of incidence).[1]
- Volvulus
Common Causes
Common causes of an abdominal mass described below follow a descending order. The list is based on a retrospective study from Turkey among 45 adult patients who underwent surgery because of an intra-abdominal mass (between May 2010 and May 2017).[2]
Benign pathologies
- Mesenteric cyst
- Endometriosis
- Hydatid cyst
- Fibroma
- Dystrophic calcification
- Aberrant pancreas
- Leiomyoma
- Pseudocyst
Malignant pathologies
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)
- Liposarcoma
- Ovarian tumor
- Chondrosarcoma
- Neuroendocrine tumor
- Malignt mesenchymal tumor
- Lymphoma
- Schwannoma
Diagnosis
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis of abdominal mass according the the [...] guidelines.
Treatment
Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the treatment of abdominal mass according the the [...] guidelines.
Do's
- The content in this section is in bullet points.
Don'ts
- The content in this section is in bullet points.
References
- ↑ Starnes, Benjamin (2017). Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm : the definitive manual. Cham: Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-23844-9.
- ↑ "cms.galenos.com.tr" (PDF).