RESUMO
This study was conducted on [47] pediatric patients presented with abdominal masses to El-Menia University Hospital from September 1998 to August 1999 [21 males and 26 females] with mean age of 5 years +/- 2 months. All patients were subjected to proper clinical examination, radiological studies including plain X-ray, abdominal ultrasound [US] and helical computed tomography [HCT] and the end result was documented by biopsy. From the study, it was found that renal masses were present in 15 patients; Wilm's tumour in 8, cystic lesions in 4, lymphoma in 2 and subcapsular hematoma in 1 patient. Retro peritoneal masses were present in 12 patents; sarcoma in 5 patients, lymphoma in 3, neuroblastoma, duplication cyst, hematoma and calcified T.B. lymph node each in one patient. Intestinal masses were found in 7 patients; lymphoma in 5 patients, multilocular cyst and intussusception each in one patient. Supra-renal neuroblastoma was present in 5 patients. Hepatic masses were found in 5 patients [abscess, cyst, hepatoblastoma, lymphoma and metastasis]. Splenic masses were present in 3 patients; cystic hematoma in 2 patients and infected hydatid cyst in one patient