The Open Surgical Oncology Journal

2011, 3 : 22-23
Published online 2011 December 29. DOI: 10.2174/1876504101103010022
Publisher ID: TOSOJ-3-22

Multiple Abdominal Masses: Report of an Unusual Case

Vijay Ramachandran and Krishnaprasad Patla
Department of Surgical Gastroenterology & Minimal Access Surgery, Yenepoya Medical College, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, PIN – 575018, India.

ABSTRACT

Patients presenting with multiple abdominal masses is quite unusual. The usual differential diagnoses entertained include Tuberculosis and Lymphoma. However, occasionally, the verdict delivered by the pathologist is a surprise. We report the successful resection of three intraabdominal masses which revealed a unique histopathological entity.