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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, abdominal mass management guide, abdominal mass guide, abdomen mass management

Abdominal mass resident survival guide microchapters
Overview
Causes
Management
Do's
Don'ts


Overview

An abdominal mass is a vast entity in oncology. A ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm and volvulus are life-threatening causes of abdominal mass. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary tumor of the liver. Abdominal pain associated with mass may demonstrate a serious pathology. An enlarged intra-abdominal organ such as the liver may be a metastatic focus, rather than a primary lesion. A pulsatile abdominal mass may not always be an aortic aneurysm but suspicion should be high among high-risk individuals. In a cystic lesion especially of a liver, infection must be rued out. Ultrasound is usually the most useful initial test utilized for most of the abdominal masses. CT scan helps to diagnose, localize, and stage many abdominal pathologies.

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:

Common Causes

  • Pregnancy and bladder distension (such as after surgery) are common causes of an abdominal mass.
  • Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary tumor of liver. In general, metastases are a more common cause of hepatomegaly rather than primary hepatic lesions.
  • 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

Malignant pathologies



 
 
 
 
 
 
Causes of abdominal mass[3]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Abdominal wall mass[4][5]

❑ Primary tumors (WHO classification)

Adipocytic tumors (lipoma, liposarcoma)
❑ Fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumors (desmoid tumor)
❑ Nerve sheath tumors (schwannoma, neurofibroma)
Hemangiomas
❑ Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomas

Metastasis
❑ Tumor-like mass

Endometriosis, abscess, hematoma
Hernias (epigastric, umbilical, incisional, and spigelian)
 
Intra-abdominal/
retroperitoneal mass
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hepatic mass[6][7]


Hepatitis (infectious, DILI, alcoholic,
NASH, autoimmune, Wilson's disease
❑ Storage diseases (glycogen storage disease, lysosomal storage disease, lipid storage disease, hemochromatosis)
Tumors

❑ Primary Benign:adenoma, FNH
❑ Primary malignant:HCC, cholangiocarcinoma
❑ Metastatic: Hemangioma, lymphoma,
myeloma and solid tumors.
Cholestasis (PBC, PSC)
 
 
 
 
 
Pancreatic mass[13][14]

Pancreatic cyst

Neoplastic (mucinous, serous, intraductal papillary, and solid pseudopapillary)
❑ Non-neoplastic (true, mucinous)
Inflammatory (pseudocyst, acute fluid collection)

❑ Solid:

Adenocarcinomas (ductal, bile duct, ampullar and duodenal)
Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
❑ Others (lymphoma and metastasis)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retroperitoneal mass[15][16][17]
(majority tumors are malignant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Neoplastic
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Management

Diagnosis and management of pulsatile abdominal mass

Shown below is an algorithm summarizing the diagnosis and management of a pulsatile abdominal mass.[18][19][20][21]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pulsatile abdominal mass
❑ History (such as associated pain, past medical, surgical history)
❑ Physical exam (such as location and extent of the mass, change in size)
❑ Risk factors for the development of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assess hemodynamic stability
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unsable
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Airway, Breathing and Circulation (ABC)

❑ Clinical diagnosis of ruptured AAA considered if patient is/was a smoker, >60 years old,
HTN history, an existing diagnosis of AAA, and abdominal/back pain.
❑ Immediate bedside aortic US

Systolic BP >70 acceptable (permissive hypotension)
 
 
 
 
 
 

❑ Abdominal ultrasound scan (US)
❑ Abdominal US (100% Sn and Sp but visualization among 1-3% patients)

CTA (after normal RFTs) serves as first line modality but gold standard to assess AAA in few cases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Emergency repair (open or endovascular) if expertise are available
 
Transfer to a facility with vascular specialist expertise
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AAA not demonstrated
 
 
AAA demonstrated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Look for other possible causes on a CT scan

Heart failure (hepatomegaly, portal hypertension, pulmonary edema, and contrast reflux into IVC and hepatic veins)
❑ Colonic diverticula with peri-colic inflammation and fluid collection
❑ Dilatation of renal pelvicalyceal systems, splenomegaly
❑ Tumors (distinct mass or diffuse organ infiltration, LAD, metastasis to other organs)

Pancreatic pseudocyst (Large cyst/multiple cysts in and around the pancreas with calcifications maybe, splenic vein thrombosis, and pseudoaneurysms of splenic artery, bleeding into a pseudocyst
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
<5.5cm
 
 
 
 
 
≥5.5cm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No pain demonstrated
Rupture risk < operative repair risk (1 year)
 
 
 
Pain is present
Search for risk factors: female, smoker,
height, age, HTN history or other causes
 
 
No Pain demonstrated
Rupture risk > operative repair risk (1 year)
 
 
Pain is present
High rupture risk
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other causes
(low rupture risk)
 
No other causes
(moderate-high risk of rupture)
 
Elective repair is considered
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

RFTs

Crt<2mg/dl=CTA
Crt>2mg/dl or dye allergy=MRA
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

❑ Follow-up in 6M
❑ Repair of aneurysm if it grows >0.4cm/year or becomes symptomatic

❑ Patient education
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Unruptured AAA (moderate risk)

❑ Hyperattenuating crescent sign, >150% normal diameter of aorta, mural thrombus and calcification
❑ Consider elective repair
 

Ruptured AAA

❑ Contrast extravasation, draped aorta sign, and retroperitoneal hematoma with perirenal and pararenal space extension.
❑ Emergency repair
 

Diagnostic approach to a stable abdominal mass

The algorithm demonstrates the diagnosis and treatment strategies of a stable abdominal mass.[22][23][3][24][25][17]

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patient presents with abdominal mass
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
No associated pain
 
Associated pain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reducible mass

❑ Suspect hernia
❑ Aggravation on standing or cough and physical exam findings both lying down and standing support diagnosis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Abdominal US
Elective repair
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Characterise the mass

❑ Discrete/ generalised
❑ Location
❑ Consistency (lipoma feels rubbery)
❑ Size, margins (malignant lesions have irregular, hard margins)
❑ Color, fluctuance.
Characterise the pain

❑ Site (eg, a particular quadrant or diffuse
❑ Onset (eg, sudden, gradual)
❑ Quality (eg, dull, sharp, colicky, waxing and waning)
❑ Aggravating and relieving factors
❑ Intensity (scale of 0-10/ 0-5 with the maximum number; 10/5 being the worst pain of life)
❑ Time course (eg, hours versus weeks, constant or intermittent)
❑ Radiation (eg, to the shoulder, back, flank, groin, or chest)

Associated symptoms

Shortness of breath (decreased oxygen-carrying capacity due to splenic dysfunction).
Weight loss, nausea & vomiting, anorexia, melena

hematuria, jaundice, fatigue, diaphoresis, fever, recent trauma.

❑ Symptoms suggestive of sepsis.
Detailed history:

❑ Age (Patients above 50 years old are more likely to have severe diseases or cancers, such as ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm or colon cancer).
❑ Past medical history (Hep B, hep C, NASH, alcoholic hep all predispose to HCC).
❑ Past surgical history (for previous abdominal surgeries).
❑ Menstrual and contraceptive history: 30 and 50 years old women with longstanding OCP use, may suspect hepatic adenoma.
❑Pregnancy should be excluded in all women of childbearing age with an abdominal mass.
❑Heavy menstrual bleeding may be due to leiomyoma.
❑ Social history (alcohol abuse predispose to pancreatitis and hepatitis, smoking also predisposes to AAA and cancers, e.g. bladder cancer).
❑ Occupational history (exposure to chemicals or toxins).
❑ Travel history (recent foreign travel/ drinking of unfiltered water increases risk for echinococcus or entamoeba infection).
❑ Family history (polycystic kidney disease).
❑ Medications (anticoagulant use, suspect hematoma.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Examine the patient:

❑ Vital signs

Temperature (fever may point to abscess or other infectious causes of mass
Heart rate (tachycardia)
Blood pressure (hypotension)
Respiratory rate (tachypnea)

❑ Skin

petechiae/ecchymoses/bleeding (may be associated with splenomegaly or hepatomegaly
Pallor (blood loss, hepatic or splenic pathology)
Jaundice (hepatic or splenic pathology)
Dehydration

❑ Inspection

❑ A patien lying still with bent knees,is suggestive of perforation and peritonitis (such as in volvulus)
❑ Surgical scars
❑ Abdominal pulsations
❑ Signs of systemic disease e.g. spider angiomata, suggestive of cirrhosis

Auscultation

❑ Abdominal crepitations
❑ Reduced bowel sounds
❑ Bruit may suggest AAA

❑ Palpation

❑ Extreme pain may manifest as: rigidity and guarding
❑ Abdominal tenderness
Distension
❑ Detection of masses on palpating the abdomen

Pelvic exam in females / testicular examination in males
Cardiovascular system
Respiratory system
❑ Anorectal bleeding (maybe due to CRC or IBD)
❑ To read about signs of sepsis click here

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Patient is unstable
 
 
 
 
Patient is stable
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'Stabilize the patient:

❑ Establish two large-bore intravenous peripheral lines
NPO until the patient is stable
❑ Supportive care (fluids and electrolyes as required)
❑ Place nasogastric tube if there is bleeding, obstruction, significant nausea or vomiting
❑ Place foley catheter to monitor volume status (also utilized in overdistended bladder)
❑ Cardiac monitoring
❑ Supplemental oxygen as needed
❑ Administer early antibiotics if indicated
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Order laboratory tests:

Pregnancy test (required in women of child-bearing age)

CBC, Hematocrit (thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, anemia may be associated with splenomegaly)
Urinalysis
ESR (infection, TB)
ABG
D dimer
Serum lactate
BMP (urea, creatinine, serum electrolytes, BSL)
Amylase (important in pancreatic, hepatic, gastric pathologies)
Lipase (important in pancreatic, hepatic, gastric pathologies)
Triglyceride

Liver function tests (total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, albumin, AST, ALT, Alkaline phosphatase, GGT)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Abdominal x-ray (specially if suspecting bowel perforation)
Ultrasound (TAUSG) is cases of emergency or routine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Strangulated hernia
 
Cholecystitis
 
No lesion demonstrated
 
Hematoma
 
Volvulus
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Surgery
 
Conservative approach in acute cases (NPO, antibiotics, fluids
or cholecystectomy
 
 
 
 
 
 
May require surgery
 
Emergency surgery
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Abdominal CT/ MRI/MRCP, angiography
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tumor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Incidentiloma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bengn lesion
 
 
Malignant
 
 
 
 
 
 
❑24 hr urine/ plasma metanephrine/ catecholamines
❑Low-dose dexamethasone suppression test
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Observe/ surgery
 
 
Surgery/ chemotherapy/ radiation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-functional
 
 
Functional
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Surgery
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
<4cm
Two CTs, 6 months apart, D/C follow-up if mass size remains constant
 
>4cm/ malignancy suspicion
Observe if no suspicion of malignancy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Imaging findings and management of stable abdominal mass

The table illustrates common imaging findings and management of a stable abdominal mass (mostly tumors).[3][24][25][26][27][28][29]

Cause of abdominal mass CT scan Ultrasound MRI PET scan Management
Hepatic cyst Reserved for more complicated cases.

For more information click here

  • Most useful initial test.
  • Assess cyst size, type, location within the liver, type, and anatomic relations with surroundings.
  • Follow-up with US only if cyst is >4 cm.
Hemangiomas
  • Asymmetric peripheral enhancement on IV contrast (diagnostic potential).
  • For more information click here.
Hepatic adenomas
  • Well-circumscribed hypo-intense lesions.
  • For more information click here.
  • Malignant potential and bleeding risk.
  • D/C OCP may lead to involution.
  • >4 cm adenoma requires surgical resection.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
  • With IV contrast, diffuse enhancement with arterial phase contrast, and then washout during delayed venous images.
  • For more information click here.
Focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH)
  • Well-circumscribed mass with central stellate scar. Hyperintense on arterial phase and isodense on venous phase (IV contrast).
  • For more information click here.
Reassure and observe (no malignant potential)
Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Lesion occurs in the periphery of liver
  • Primary staging: Higher Sn in detecting extrahepatic invasion and vascular involvement.
Modality of choice for diagnosis and staging Surgical resection with negative margin.
Hepatic metastatsis
  • Hypo-intense on venous phase contrast. Does not reliably detect lesions <1 cm.
  • For more information click here.
  • More Sn than CT and can detect lesions < 1 cm.
  • T1 weighted hypointense and T2 weighted hyperintense images.
  • Surgical resection of hepatic metastases after appropriate selection based on survival benefit.
  • Radiofrequency ablation if hepatic resection is not possible.
  • A multidisciplinary approach is required.
Splenomegaly
  • Important in pre-operative planning for splenectomy via an open versus laparoscopic approach.
  • CT volumetry measures the true size of an enlarged spleen, detects accessory splenic tissue.
Doppler can determine the splenic artery and splenic vein patency.
Cystic pancreatic mass
  • Serous cystic tumor: Hypervascular lesions with central scar, septations, and central/ sunburst calcification. Microcystic Honeycomb appearance.
  • Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN): Communicates with main- pancreatic duct, branch duct or both.
  • Mucinous cystic neoplasm (MCN): Well encapsulated, circular, unilocular or septated cysts with wall calcifications.
  • Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm (SPN): Large solid and cystic components, hemorrhage, necrosis and/without calcifications.
  • A solid component in IPMN and MCN may suggest malignancy.
  • Esophageal US-guided FNA with cyst fluid analysis or ERCP for diagnosis.
  • Non-neoplastic cysts and serous cystic tumor are removed only if symptomatic.
  • IPMN communicating with the main duct/ symptomatic/ with malignancy suspician is resected. Other cases are monitored.
  • MCN and SPN have a significant malignant potential and should be removed.
Solid pancreatic mass
  • Helps in diagnosis, staging, treatment planning and followup.
  • Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDA): CT with IV contrast is the initial test of choice. A hypodense lesion that disrupting normal architecture of the pancreas accompanied by pancreatic / CBD dilatation may be demonstrated. A “double-duct” sign may also be demonstrated.
  • Acinar Cell Carcinoma (ACC): Solid or cystic mass is demonstrated.
  • Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor (PNET): CT must be obtained among all patients nonetheless. On IV contrast, hypervascular lesions on the arterial phase are demonstrated.
MRI can be utilised in place of CT.
  • PDA: Resectable pancreatic head PDA us treated with pancreaticoduodenectomy (Whipple procedure). For the body and tail distal pancreatectomy is performed. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are administered and/or post surgery.
  • ACC: Surgical resection.
  • PNET: Serum hormone testing is the mainstay of management. Surgical resection is the primary method of treatment as majority of tumors have malignant potential. Additional medical therapy may be required.
Retroperitoneal sarcoma Chest, abdomen and pelvis contrast-enhanced CT for diagnosis, staging, and ruling out metastatic disease. Among cases of contrast allergy, pelvic involvement, and equivocal CT imaging findings MRI with gadolinium is utilised. Not routinely used.
  • Image-guided percutaneous core needle biopsy is considered safe and helps guide treatment modalities and the extent of surgery.
  • R0 surgical resection is a potentially curative treatment method.
Abdominal wall hernias First line imaging technique. Demonstration of bowel contents confims the disease.
  • Conservative approach/ elastic binders.
  • Emergency surgery: abdominal contents compression/ strangulation.
  • Elective surgery: Symptomatic hernia/ patient preference.

Do's

Don'ts

  • Perform a CT scan before performing RFTs of a patient.
  • Fail to evaluate for life-threatening causes of abdominal mass.
  • Over rely on laboratory tests which are primarily adjuncts.
  • Don’t delay resuscitation or surgical consultation for an ill patient while waiting for imaging.
  • Don’t restrict the differential diagnosis of abdominal mass based on the location. A hepatic mass may be a sign of metastasis. Metastasis is the most common liver tumor.

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