title: Large abdominal cystic masses: Report of seven cases.
abstract: Cystic abdominal tumours are encountered quite often and are diagnosed more frequently due to the availability of better imaging possibilities. Presentation of huge cysts has become rare as most of them are diagnosed and treated early. But we still have patients with enlarged abdominal cysts; majority with cases of serous cystadenomas of the ovary. Absolute diagnosis is only possible with laparotomy and histopathological findings. In this report, seven patients with enlarged gynaecological or mesenteric cystic masses and gastroenterological symptoms are reported. Four of these cases were serous cystadenoma, two were mucinous cystadenoma and one was a paratubal cyst. Gynaecological tumours and mesenteric cysts should not be missed in female patients showing gastrointestinal symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Bahcesehir University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Filiz Fusun
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Bolukbas
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Bahcesehir University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bolukbas
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Medicalpark Goztepe Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Furuncuoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Bahcesehir University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Babek
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tabandeh
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medical Microbiology, Bahcesehir University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Filiz Yarimcam
authors.initials: FY
authors.lastname: Saglam
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medicalpark Goztepe Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gokmen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iyigun
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Bahcesehir University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Taner
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Orug
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medicalpark Gaziantep Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozcan
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pathology, Bahcesehir University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yapicier
mesh_terms: D034841:Abdominal Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000328:Adult; D058070:Asymptomatic Diseases; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013509:Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008639:Mesenteric Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D047368:Tumor Burden; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods
keywords: Abdominal mass, Mesenteric cyst, Ovarian cystadenoma.