Pelvic tumor

A pelvic tumor is any one of the numerous tumors that occur in the pelvis. Within the pelvis, these tumors may involve specific organs or tend to occupy intra-organ spaces. Tumors found in the presacral space and sacral space are most prevalent in children. Tumors occupying specific organs have a more complex natural history. Different tumors have different symptoms. Some pelvic tumors produce a sensation of heaviness in the pelvic area.^[1]

Tumors occupying specific organs

Tumors occupying intra-organ spaces

Presacral space:

Teratoma

Sacral space (in approximate order of prevalence):

Teratoma
Lipoma
Ganglioneuroma
Myxopapillary ependymoma
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor
Aneurysmal bone cyst
Ewing's sarcoma
Metastases from brain stem tumors (medulloblastoma, ependymoma, high-grade astrocytoma)

Complications

References

↑ Law, Jonathan, ed. (2021). "bearing down". A Dictionary of Nursing. Oxford Reference (Eighth ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-886464-6.

[1] Law, Jonathan, ed. (2021). "bearing down". A Dictionary of Nursing. Oxford Reference (Eighth ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-886464-6.

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