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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2026

Diagnostic dilemmas in abdominal wall tumors: surgical implications and use of mesh for primary repair: case series.

Diana Lilian Torres Dávila, Carlos Vicente Mejía Ochoa, María Silvana Montúfar Flores, Gabriela Alejandra Orbe Reyes, Erika Deyanira Montenegro Garcia, David Ignacio Narváez Salas, Fernando Israel Zumárraga López, Christian Paul Jara Santamaria

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Diana Lilian Torres DávilaDepartment of General Surgery, Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo, Av. Gran Colombia s/n y Yaguachi, 170403 Quito, Ecuador.
Carlos Vicente Mejía OchoaDepartment of Oncologic Surgery, Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo, Av. Gran Colombia s/n y Yaguachi, 170403 Quito, Ecuador.
María Silvana Montúfar FloresDepartment of General Surgery, Hospital de Especialidades Eugenio Espejo, Av. Gran Colombia s/n y Yaguachi, 170403 Quito, Ecuador.
Gabriela Alejandra Orbe ReyesDepartment of General Surgery, Clinica Occidental de Especialidades Neovida, OE9A N47-56 y Francisco Montalvo, 170528 Quito, Ecuador.
Erika Deyanira Montenegro GarciaPontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Department of General Surgery, Hospital Padre Carollo, Av. Rumichaca S33-10, 170702 Quito, Ecuador.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5442-7905
David Ignacio Narváez SalasDepartment of General Surgery, Hospital Vozandes Quito, Av. Juan José de Villalengua Oe2-37, 170521 Quito, Ecuador.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2006-2263
Fernando Israel Zumárraga LópezPontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Department of General Surgery, Hospital de Especialidades Carlos Andrade Marín, Av. Ayacucho N19-63, 170103 Quito, Ecuador.
Christian Paul Jara SantamariaGeneral Surgeon Hospital Axxis, Av. 10 de Agosto N39-155 y Diguja, 170104 Quito, Ecuador.

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Abstract

Abdominal wall tumors represent a significant challenge in surgical practice due to their wide range of etiologies and nonspecific clinical presentation. These lesions can include benign, malignant, and pseudotumoral pathologies, such as desmoid tumors, abdominal wall endometriomas, and adenocarcinoma metastases. Inadequate evaluation can lead to unnecessary aggressive treatments or the omission of oncologic pathology. This study presents a series of three cases with the aim of establishing more precise diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

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abdominal wall surgeryadenocarcinomadesmoid tumorendometriomametastasis

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