Abstract

Background & Methods: The aim of the study is to find agreement of clinico-radiological diagnosis with pathological diagnosis and radiological diagnosis with pathological diagnosis, in distinguishing benign and malignant cystic abdominal masses in adults. A sample size of 24 subjects with 80% power to detect kappa value of 0.6 (60% agreement between clinico-radiological diagnosis with pathological diagnosis is taken on the basis of expert opinion) between clinico-radiological diagnosis with pathological diagnosis and also radiological diagnosis with pathological diagnosis. Results: Pain in the abdomen was the predominant complaint in 67.5% cases with cystic abdominal masses; the other common complaints being weight loss (20.8%), abdominal distension and anorexia (16.2 % each). In 18.9 % i.e.7/ 37 cases the cystic abdominal mass was an incidental finding on imaging in our study. Miscellaneous complaints seen in 6/ 37cases were severe headache, loss of consciousness and palpitations (1 case); breathlessness, fatigue and palpitations (1 case); giddiness and headache in 1 case; secondary infertility in 1 case and amenorrhoea in 2 cases.

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