title: Emergency treatment of adnexal masses in a nonpregnant woman.
abstract: Both benign and malignant adnexal masses can present as an emergency. Differential diagnosis, as well as practical clinical maneuvers to differentiate the two, and initial treatment are discussed in this article.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004630:Emergencies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000628:therapy*; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012488:Salpingitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000628:therapy