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Imaging of Abdominal Wall Masses, Masslike Lesions, and Diffuse Processes.
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- Identifying Gastrointestinal Pathologies Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Maternal Subcutaneous Seroma following Open Maternal Fetal Surgery for Closure of Fetal Open Neural Tube Defects.Fetal diagnosis and therapy · 2026Article
- Soft Tissue Pseudomyogenic Hemangioendothelioma in the Buttock: A Case Report.Current medical imaging · 2026Article
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- Benign granular cell tumor of the abdominal wall mimicking postpartum desmoid tumor.Skeletal radiology · 2025Article
- Abdominal Wall in Cross-Sectional Imaging as an Essential Knowledge for Radiologists: A Pictorial Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Incidental findings in female pelvis MRI performed for gynaecological malignancies.Insights into imaging · 2025Article
- Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided percutaneous thermal ablation for abdominal wall metastases: a retrospective study.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Pictorial Review of Soft Tissue Lesions with Calcification.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- An Unusual Case of Cutaneous Ewing Sarcoma of the Anterior Abdominal Wall in an Adult Patient.Cureus · 2025Article
- Incarcerated peri-inguinal hernia containing the appendix: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Abdominal Wall Abscess Caused by Small Intestinal Penetration That Was Difficult to Distinguish from a Malignant Tumor: A Case Report.Surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Lateral abdominal wall hernias after coughing: a single center experience.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
Abdominal wall masses, masslike lesions, and diffuse processes are common and often incidental findings at cross-sectional imaging. Distinguishing among these types of masses on the basis of imaging features alone can be challenging. The authors present a diagnostic algorithm that may help in distinguishing different types of abdominal wall masses accurately. Hernias may mimic discrete masses at clinical examination, and imaging is often ordered for evaluation of a possible abdominal wall mass. Once a discrete mass is confirmed to be present, the next step is to determine if it is a fat-containing, cystic, or solid mass. The most common fat-containing masses are lipomas. Fluid or cystic masses include postoperative abscesses, seromas, and rectus sheath hematomas. Solid masses are the most common abdominal wall masses and include desmoid tumors, sarcomas, endometriomas, and metastases. Multiple masses and other diffuse abdominal wall processes are often manifestations of an underlying condition or insult. The most frequently found diffuse processes are multiple injection granulomas from administration of subcutaneous medication. This article offers an algorithmic approach to characterizing abdominal wall masses on the basis of their composition and reviews abdominal wall diffuse processes.
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