A 62-Year-Old Woman With a Large Abdominal Mass

JAMA. 2023 Jan 17;329(3):253-254. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.23320.
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Plain language summary

A 62-year-old nulligravida woman had 10 months of progressive abdominal distension, diffuse abdominal pain, and 25-kg weight gain. She had no nausea or vomiting, hematochezia, or stool changes; pelvic and abdominal examination showed a large abdominal mass extending from the epigastrium to the pelvis but no other abnormalities; results of laboratory testing, including cancer antigen levels, were unremarkable. What is the diagnosis and what would you do next?

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdomen* / diagnostic imaging
  • Abdominal Neoplasms*
  • Abdominal Pain* / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged