mass lesion

Introduction

used in reference to any unidentified object within the body

• soft tissue mass or suspected tumor

Diagnostic procedures

• core-needle biopsy if soft tissue sarcoma suspected
  • incisional biopsy if core-needle biopsy unsuccessful
  • fine needle aspiration insufficient

Radiology

• magnetic resonance imaging of soft tissue mass

More general terms

• lesion
• abnormal morphologic structure (malformation)

More specific terms

• abdominal mass
• brain lesion
• chest wall mass
• intracranial mass lesion
• liver mass
• neck mass/adenopathy
• palpable mass
• pelvic mass
• periaortic mass lesion
• rectal mass
• renal mass
• retroperitoneal mass lesion
• submandibular mass; submandibular swelling
• thoracic mass lesion
• thyroid nodule
• wrist mass

Additional terms

• mass