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Epigastric mass

MedGen UID:
108326
•Concept ID:
C0586555
•
Finding
Synonym: Epigastric Mass
SNOMED CT: Epigastric mass (309082002)

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEpigastric mass

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and management of isolated pancreatic tuberculosis: experience of 13 cases.
Yan CQ, Guo JC, Zhao YP
Chin Med Sci J 2007 Sep;22(3):152-5. PMID: 17966162
Management of cancer of the stomach in Mulago Hospital Kampala, Uganda.
Ibingira CB
East Afr Med J 2001 May;78(5):233-7. doi: 10.4314/eamj.v78i5.9044. PMID: 12002081
Operative management of papillary cystic neoplasms of the pancreas.
Panieri E, Krige JE, Bornman PC, Graham SM, Terblanche J, Cruse JP
J Am Coll Surg 1998 Mar;186(3):319-24. doi: 10.1016/s1072-7515(98)00015-5. PMID: 9510263

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Percutaneous Sclerotherapy for Budd-Chiari Syndrome Secondary to Giant Hepatic Venous Malformations (Hemangiomas).
Ayoobi Yazdi N, Pourghorban R, Mehrabi Nejad MM, Salahshour F, Jafarian A, Rokni Yazdi H
J Vasc Interv Radiol 2022 Sep;33(9):1107-1112.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.05.022. PMID: 36049843
Management of trichobezoar: About 6 cases.
Haggui B, Hidouri S, Ksia A, Oumaya M, Mosbahi S, Messaoud M, Youssef SB, Sahnoun L, Mekki M, Belghith M, Nouri A
Afr J Paediatr Surg 2022 Apr-Jun;19(2):102-104. doi: 10.4103/ajps.AJPS_110_20. PMID: 35017380Free PMC Article
A Review of Clinicopathological Characteristics and Treatment of Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas with 2450 Cases in Chinese Population.
Yao J, Song H
Biomed Res Int 2020;2020:2829647. Epub 2020 Jul 1 doi: 10.1155/2020/2829647. PMID: 32685461Free PMC Article
Diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal malignancy.
Ryan J, Murkies A
Aust Fam Physician 2006 Apr;35(4):200-1. PMID: 16642234
Pancreatic cystic neoplasms.
Anderson DJ, Matson S
J Am Osteopath Assoc 1999 May;99(5):270-4. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.1999.99.5.270. PMID: 10370280

Diagnosis

Asymptomatic giant gastric carcinosarcoma.
Sarda H, Pandey A, Gatuam A, Nellikoppad HS
BMJ Case Rep 2023 Oct 10;16(10) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2023-255680. PMID: 37816582Free PMC Article
Epigastric Mass-a 4-Year-Old With Trichobezoar and Anemia.
Nissen M, Tröbs RB
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2022 Apr 8;119(14):252. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.m2022.0021. PMID: 35794802Free PMC Article
Management of trichobezoar: About 6 cases.
Haggui B, Hidouri S, Ksia A, Oumaya M, Mosbahi S, Messaoud M, Youssef SB, Sahnoun L, Mekki M, Belghith M, Nouri A
Afr J Paediatr Surg 2022 Apr-Jun;19(2):102-104. doi: 10.4103/ajps.AJPS_110_20. PMID: 35017380Free PMC Article
A Review of Clinicopathological Characteristics and Treatment of Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas with 2450 Cases in Chinese Population.
Yao J, Song H
Biomed Res Int 2020;2020:2829647. Epub 2020 Jul 1 doi: 10.1155/2020/2829647. PMID: 32685461Free PMC Article
Misdiagnosed epigastric mass: Ectopic liver.
Altay CM, Hacifazlioglu C, Topcuoglu OM, Kul M, Uysal Ramadan S
J Magn Reson Imaging 2017 Mar;45(3):761-763. Epub 2016 Aug 26 doi: 10.1002/jmri.25449. PMID: 27564374

Therapy

Percutaneous Sclerotherapy for Budd-Chiari Syndrome Secondary to Giant Hepatic Venous Malformations (Hemangiomas).
Ayoobi Yazdi N, Pourghorban R, Mehrabi Nejad MM, Salahshour F, Jafarian A, Rokni Yazdi H
J Vasc Interv Radiol 2022 Sep;33(9):1107-1112.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.05.022. PMID: 36049843
Ectopic leiomyoma as a late complication of laparoscopic hysterectomy with power morcellation: a case report and review of the literature.
Dewulf K, Weyns V, Lelie B, Qasim H, Meersschaert J, Devos B
Acta Chir Belg 2020 Oct;120(5):344-348. Epub 2019 Mar 20 doi: 10.1080/00015458.2019.1586396. PMID: 30892129
Epigastrium: unusual site of incisional hernia from a 5 mm trocar.
Buffone A, Lo Bianco S, Cavallaro D, Caglià P, Basile G, Cannizzaro MA
Ann Ital Chir 2017 Jun 12;6 PMID: 29134952
Pelvic actinomycosis associated with intrauterine devices.
O'Connor KF, Bagg MN, Croley MR, Schabel SI
Radiology 1989 Feb;170(2):559-60. doi: 10.1148/radiology.170.2.2911683. PMID: 2911683
Possible association of angiosarcoma with oral contraceptive agents.
Shi EC, Fischer A, Crouch R, Ham JM
Med J Aust 1981 May 2;1(9):473-4. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1981.tb135739.x. PMID: 7195976

Prognosis

Management of trichobezoar: About 6 cases.
Haggui B, Hidouri S, Ksia A, Oumaya M, Mosbahi S, Messaoud M, Youssef SB, Sahnoun L, Mekki M, Belghith M, Nouri A
Afr J Paediatr Surg 2022 Apr-Jun;19(2):102-104. doi: 10.4103/ajps.AJPS_110_20. PMID: 35017380Free PMC Article
A Review of Clinicopathological Characteristics and Treatment of Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas with 2450 Cases in Chinese Population.
Yao J, Song H
Biomed Res Int 2020;2020:2829647. Epub 2020 Jul 1 doi: 10.1155/2020/2829647. PMID: 32685461Free PMC Article
An Invasive Hemolymphangioma of the Pancreas in a Young Woman.
Zhang Z, Ke Q, Xia W, Zhang X, Shen Y, Zheng S
Comb Chem High Throughput Screen 2018;21(10):798-800. doi: 10.2174/1386207322666190103110747. PMID: 30605051
Pancreatic cystic neoplasms.
Anderson DJ, Matson S
J Am Osteopath Assoc 1999 May;99(5):270-4. doi: 10.7556/jaoa.1999.99.5.270. PMID: 10370280
Diagnosis, surgical intervention, and prognosis of primary pancreatic lymphoma.
Tuchek JM, De Jong SA, Pickleman J
Am Surg 1993 Aug;59(8):513-8. PMID: 8338282

Clinical prediction guides

A Rare Tumor in Adulthood: Extrapancreatic Pancreatoblastoma.
Topal U, Gürbüz BÇ, Bektaş H
Gulf J Oncolog 2023 May;1(42):79-83. PMID: 37283265
Management of trichobezoar: About 6 cases.
Haggui B, Hidouri S, Ksia A, Oumaya M, Mosbahi S, Messaoud M, Youssef SB, Sahnoun L, Mekki M, Belghith M, Nouri A
Afr J Paediatr Surg 2022 Apr-Jun;19(2):102-104. doi: 10.4103/ajps.AJPS_110_20. PMID: 35017380Free PMC Article
Epigastrium: unusual site of incisional hernia from a 5 mm trocar.
Buffone A, Lo Bianco S, Cavallaro D, Caglià P, Basile G, Cannizzaro MA
Ann Ital Chir 2017 Jun 12;6 PMID: 29134952
Misdiagnosed epigastric mass: Ectopic liver.
Altay CM, Hacifazlioglu C, Topcuoglu OM, Kul M, Uysal Ramadan S
J Magn Reson Imaging 2017 Mar;45(3):761-763. Epub 2016 Aug 26 doi: 10.1002/jmri.25449. PMID: 27564374
Pancreatic and gastrointestinal trauma in children.
Grosfeld JL, Cooney DR
Pediatr Clin North Am 1975 May;22(2):365-77. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)33136-4. PMID: 1124220

Recent systematic reviews

Pancreatic tuberculosis with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a case report and systematic review.
Meesiri S
World J Gastroenterol 2012 Feb 21;18(7):720-6. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i7.720. PMID: 22363146Free PMC Article

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