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Pediatric Abdominal Mass
Aka: Pediatric Abdominal Mass, Abdominal Mass in Children
- See Also
- Abdominal Mass in Newborns
- Pediatric Abdominal Pain
- Causes
- Retroperitoneal (most common causes of abdominal mass)
- Neuroblastoma (typically Adrenal Mass)
- Wilms Tumor (renal tumor)
- Typically large but painless at presentation
- Lymphoma
- Majority of cases (60%) are Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Liver
- Hepatoblastoma
- Gastrointestinal
- Meckel's Diverticulum
- Fecal Mass
- Enteric duplication cysts
- Mesenteric cyst
- Genitourinary
- Ovarian Cyst
- Ovarian Teratoma
- Evaluation
- Abdominal XRay
- Intestinal Obstruction
- Abdominal Ultrasound
- Distinguishes cystic and solid lesions
- Evaluates Hydronephrosis, Renal Cysts, Bladder size
- Identifies Ovarian Mass
- Other imaging
- Abdominal MRI
- Abdominal CT
- See CT-associated Radiation Exposure (avoid if possible)