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Abdominal mass
Abdominal mass is a symptom in which a person has a lump in his tummy that can be seen, felt on exam, or both. Some causes of lumps are enlarged organs, new tumors, and excessive stool (poop) in the intestine.
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A 48-year old asked:
Usual complications that occur from having a abdominal mass?
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A 43-year old asked:
How can I tell if I have a cancerous abdominal mass?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is an abdominal mass?
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A 24-year old male asked:
What are some symptoms of abdominal mass?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Right sided abdominal mass?
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A 36-year old asked:
I have an abdominal mass on my left side. Who should I seek help from?
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A 49-year old asked:
Is an abdominal mass curable?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Can an abdominal ultrasound detect a big abdominal mass?
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A 45-year old asked:
Best treatment for an abdominal mass?
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A 41-year old asked:
Abdominal "mass" vs. Abdominal "lump", what is the difference?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I am experiencing abdominal lump. The following also describes me: Abdominal mass. What should I do?
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A female asked:
I feel an abdominal mass that is above my belly button but moves around and I only feel it when I lay down, what could it be?? It is not painful.
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A 75-year old female asked:
Can a CT scan without contrast detect a abdominal mass or is a ultra sound better if you can not do IV or oral contrast with the CT scan?
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A female asked:
In the past 4 yrs I have had 3 surgeries to remove very large abdominal mass,then at 3 mo follow up discovered large cyst,it was drained ,its back ?
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A 53-year old female asked:
I had a CT scan identifying 6.5 x 6.6 x 8 CM intra-abdominal fatty mass indenting my right colon. There is no pain. I have a past history of melanoma and some adenopath. What should I do?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Kindly asking if supraumbilical hernia symptoms like pain in area of hernia or discomfort around it be improved or gone with losing of abdominal high fat mass or weight ,are there other lifestyle changes for improving symptoms of small s.hernia ?
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A 41-year old asked:
Stomach pain when press on lower abdominal area, feel hard mass. Should i be worried?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have no menstrual periods with mirena inserted, abdominal lump and pelvic mass, RLQ with slight discomfort. No insurance, what could this be?
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A 17-year old female asked:
What does it mean when a baby boy has a small mass on his lower left abdomen?
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A female asked:
I have a hard mass in my lower right abdomen it feels like a big ball. It doesn't hurt. Sometimes it's smaller. Could it be something serious ?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Hi , I can feel a long sausage like mass in my lower left abdomen, I thought it waspoo but it's still here even after going to the toilet. No symptoms?
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A 36-year old asked:
How to get a set of 12 abdominals: crunches 2 sets, would it be possible to get significant mass in a few months?
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A 22-year old female asked:
A hard mass in the right side of my abdomen associated with pain?
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A 36-year old asked:
What particular exercises can help me gain muscle mass in my abdominals?
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A 29-year old male asked:
When I bend backwards I can see a large mass on abdomen above belly button is it a hernia or something worse ?
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A 34-year old male asked:
I feel a lump on the left side of the abdomen and one on the right ultrasound didn't show anything now can this be a mass or its the same thing?
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A 25-year old female asked:
I can feel a mass in the lower right quadrant in abdomen! I'm very slim the lump appears then disappears then reappears! I can feel it when lying down?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Found mass in lower right abdomen months ago-Had no pain or other symptoms-Only see it if laying on back Its bigger-I feel pain when pushed/laid on
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A 41-year old male asked:
What are symptoms of an enlarge spleen and where would the mass be upper abdomen or lower?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Mass in lower left quadrant of abdomen. 2in to the left of the belly button, mildly painful but not too severe.
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