An unexpected abdominal mass

An unexpected abdominal mass.

[Large adrenal cavernous hemangioma as an unexpected finding after work-up of an abdominal mass].

Hemangioma cavernoso adrenal de gran normal. HbA1c level was 5.4%. TSH and FT4 levels were normal. Basal cortisol was 12.53 g/dL (normal range, 6--28), and ACTH 17 pg/mL (normal, 7.2--63.3). Urinary free cortisol (UFC) level was 88 g/24 h. Normal levels were found of total and free testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEA-S), prolactin, and 17-OH progesterone. Tumor escargado de http...

An enlarging abdominal mass.

An unusual abdominal mass.

Accepted 20 August 1997 A 78-year old woman presented with pain in her left lower abdomen for three days. She had also noticed an associated swelling in the same area, and a feeling of incomplete evacuation of her bowel. However, there was no nausea, vomiting, change in bowel habits, or rectal bleeding. She was otherwise fit and healthy, apart from mild hypertension for which she was taking ben...

Pancytopaenia and an abdominal mass

A 35-year-old woman presented with a one-day history of stabbing, central chest pain radiating to her left upper abdomen and back. This followed two weeks of general malaise associated with cough, fevers, joint pain and night sweats. Her significant past medical history was of betathalassaemia minor with associated splenomegaly and five miscarriages. She was born in Jamaica as a sole-surviving ...