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3 Year old child with no clinical features of any illness.Mum noticed a mass in Abdomen WOF is least likely cause ?

a-neuroblastoma

b-nephroblastoma

c-Hydronephrosis

d-faecal impaction.

e-Multicystic kidney




  #2

d-faecal impaction.


  #3

i thnk fecal impaction as this will have some symptoms



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  #4

b-nephroblastoma

  #5

babu DrS he is asking least likly cause!! its not nephroblstoma

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how about neuroblastoma, it shuld proudce some clinical symptoms.... like HTN, recurrent haedaches etc


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  #7

not necessarily always

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  #8

Agree. Fecal impaction.

  #9

what type of clinical symptoms would fecal impaction create?

  #10

all symptoms of intestinal obstruction. constipation, pain, inc bowel motility etc

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  #11

I think of fecal impaction as rest of the conditions can produce some knid of symptoms.

what's the answer pram?




  #12

All of these can cause abd mass
so im considering fecal impaction--based on age 3 yrs--however--it could happen even in that age gp

so pram--what is the answer??

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