Summary
Definition
History and exam
Key diagnostic factors
- presence of risk factors
- cutaneous mass <5 cm diameter
- soft cutaneous mass
- mobile cutaneous mass
- superficial cutaneous mass
Other diagnostic factors
- painless cutaneous mass
- gastrointestinal obstruction
- gastrointestinal bleeding
- abdominal mass
- muscle weakness
- paraesthesia
Diagnostic investigations
Investigations to consider
- MRI
- CT scan
- ultrasound
- core needle biopsy
- incisional biopsy
- excisional biopsy
- upper gastrointestinal contrast study
Treatment algorithm
Contributors
Authors
Medical Director, Surgical Oncology
General Surgery
Mills-Peninsula Hospital
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Burlingame
CA
Disclosures
KMD is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.
Staff Pathologist
Oroville Hospital
Oroville
CA
Disclosures
SDD declares that he has no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
Staff Surgeon
VA Boston Healthcare System
West Roxbury
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School (Brigham and Women's Hospital)
Boston
MA
Disclosures
JG declares that he has no competing interests.
Resident
Department of Dermatology
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem
NC
Disclosures
ADL declares that he has no competing interests.
Assistant Professor
Surgical Oncology
Department of Surgery
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha
NE
Disclosures
CA declares that he has no competing interests.
Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery
Section of Surgical Oncology
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison
WI
Disclosures
CC declares that he has no competing interests.
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