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Rapidly growing abdominopelvic mass - to be or not to be, not all we see is what it seems
Veríssimo, Renata Sofia Fernandes Teixeira; Aidos, Joana Mafalda; Sousa, Ana Isabel; Martins, Nuno Francisco Nogueira.
  • Veríssimo, Renata Sofia Fernandes Teixeira; Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu. Coimbra. PT
  • Aidos, Joana Mafalda; Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu. Coimbra. PT
  • Sousa, Ana Isabel; Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu. Coimbra. PT
  • Martins, Nuno Francisco Nogueira; Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu. Coimbra. PT
Medicina (Ribeiräo Preto) ; 50(4): 265-271, jul.-ago 2017.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-877446
ABSTRACT
The finding of a pelvic mass is often a source of great concern to our patients. Establishing the correct diagnosis and accurately staging these tumors is mandatory, but sometimes difficult, as abdominal masses may prove to be benign or malignant and have different etiologies. We describe a patient with a rapidly growing abdominal mass with weight loss and other accompanying symptoms, that together with the exams performed, posed a genuine diagnostic challenge to the team. Only after surgery the authors reached the definitive diagnosis of leiomyoma. Still waters run deep.(AU)
RESUMO
O achado de uma massa pélvica constitui frequentemente uma preocupação para as nossas pacientes. Estabelecer o correto diagnóstico e o estadiamento destes tumores com precisão é mandatório, mas por vezes difícil, uma vez que as massas abdominais podem ser benignas ou malignas e ter diferentes etiologias. Apresentamos um caso de crescimento rápido de um tumor abdominal associado a perda de peso e outros sintomas, que em conjunto com os exames realizados colocaram um desafio à equipe. Somente após a cirurgia os autores confirmaram o diagnóstico definitivo de leiomioma. As aparências iludem. (AU)
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Sarcoma / Pelvic Floor Disorders / Leiomyoma Limits: Female / Humans Language: English Journal: Medicina (Ribeiräo Preto) Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: Portugal Institution/Affiliation country: Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu/PT

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Sarcoma / Pelvic Floor Disorders / Leiomyoma Limits: Female / Humans Language: English Journal: Medicina (Ribeiräo Preto) Journal subject: Medicine Year: 2017 Type: Article Affiliation country: Portugal Institution/Affiliation country: Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu/PT