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Abdominal Regions and Their Associated Lumps/Masses

The Nine Regions of the Abdomen

The abdomen is classically divided into 9 regions by two vertical lines (along the midclavicular lines) and two horizontal lines (at the subcostal plane through the lowest point of the 10th ribs, and the transtubercular/intertubercular plane through the iliac crests).
General Anatomy and Musculoskeletal System (THIEME Atlas), p. 220
┌─────────────────┬──────────────────┬──────────────────┐
│  RIGHT          │   EPIGASTRIC     │  LEFT            │
│  HYPOCHONDRIAC  │   REGION         │  HYPOCHONDRIAC   │
├─────────────────┼──────────────────┼──────────────────┤
│  RIGHT LUMBAR   │   UMBILICAL      │  LEFT LUMBAR     │
│  (LATERAL)      │   REGION         │  (LATERAL)       │
├─────────────────┼──────────────────┼──────────────────┤
│  RIGHT ILIAC    │   HYPOGASTRIC    │  LEFT ILIAC      │
│  FOSSA (RIF)    │   (PUBIC)        │  FOSSA (LIF)     │
└─────────────────┴──────────────────┴──────────────────┘
Alternatively, the abdomen is divided into 4 quadrants by a horizontal and vertical line crossing at the umbilicus: RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ.

Lumps/Masses by Abdominal Region

1. Right Hypochondriac Region

  • Liver — hepatomegaly, hepatic cyst, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver abscess, metastatic deposits
  • Gallbladder — cholecystitis (tender Courvoisier's sign mass), mucocele, carcinoma
  • Right kidney — hydronephrosis, polycystic kidney, renal cell carcinoma (moves with respiration)
  • Hepatic flexure of colon — carcinoma, Crohn's disease
  • Adrenal gland — adrenal tumour

2. Epigastric Region

  • Stomach — gastric carcinoma, pyloric stenosis (succussion splash), bezoar
  • Liver left lobe — hepatomegaly
  • Pancreas — pseudocyst, pancreatic carcinoma (often presents as hard fixed mass)
  • Aortic aneurysm — expansile, pulsatile mass
  • Omentum — omental cyst, omental tumour (cake-like mass)
  • Epigastric hernia — through the linea alba

3. Left Hypochondriac Region

  • Spleen — splenomegaly (cannot get above it, notch on medial border, moves diagonally toward RIF on inspiration)
  • Left kidney — hydronephrosis, renal cell carcinoma
  • Splenic flexure of colon — carcinoma
  • Pancreatic tail — carcinoma, pseudocyst
  • Adrenal gland — tumour

4. Right Lumbar (Lateral) Region

  • Ascending colon — carcinoma, Crohn's disease inflammatory mass
  • Right kidney — lower pole tumour, hydronephrosis
  • Retroperitoneal tumour — sarcoma, lymphoma
  • Psoas abscess — cold abscess tracking down from TB vertebra

5. Umbilical Region

  • Aorta — abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) — pulsatile, expansile
  • Transverse colon — carcinoma
  • Mesenteric cyst — mobile mass that moves perpendicular to mesenteric root
  • Omentum — omental cyst
  • Umbilical hernia — through umbilical ring
  • Sister Mary Joseph's nodule — umbilical metastatic deposit (gastric/GI/ovarian cancer)
  • Small bowel — lymphoma, carcinoid, intussusception

6. Left Lumbar (Lateral) Region

  • Descending colon — carcinoma, diverticular mass
  • Left kidney — tumour, hydronephrosis
  • Retroperitoneal tumour — sarcoma, lymphoma
  • Psoas abscess

7. Right Iliac Fossa (RIF)

  • Appendix — appendix mass/abscess, carcinoid tumour
  • Caecum — caecal carcinoma, Crohn's disease ileocaecal mass
  • Right ovary/tube (female) — ovarian cyst, ectopic pregnancy, salpingo-oophoritis (tubo-ovarian abscess)
  • Iliac lymph nodes — lymphoma, lymphadenopathy
  • Psoas abscess — pointing into RIF
  • Undescended testis
  • Iliac artery aneurysm

8. Hypogastric/Pubic (Suprapubic) Region

  • Urinary bladder — distended bladder (smooth, dull to percussion, does not separate from pubis), bladder carcinoma
  • Uterus — pregnant uterus, fibroids (uterine leiomyomata), carcinoma
  • Ovaries — large ovarian cyst (can extend into this region)
  • Pelvic abscess — from appendicitis, diverticulitis, pelvic inflammatory disease
  • Rectum — faecal loading, rectal carcinoma

9. Left Iliac Fossa (LIF)

  • Sigmoid colon — carcinoma of sigmoid, diverticular disease (can form a diverticular mass — "left-sided appendicitis")
  • Left ovary/tube (female) — ovarian cyst, ectopic pregnancy, tubo-ovarian abscess
  • Iliac lymph nodes — lymphoma, lymphadenopathy
  • Iliac artery aneurysm
  • Undescended testis

Key Clinical Tips for Examining Abdominal Lumps

FeatureSignificance
Moves with respirationIntraperitoneal (liver, spleen, gallbladder, stomach)
Can get above itIf not, likely liver/spleen (comes from under costal margin)
Pulsatile & expansileVascular (AAA — bimanual lateral expansion)
Ballottable / bimanually palpableRenal mass (retroperitoneal)
Moves perpendicular to mesenteryMesenteric cyst
Resonant to percussionHollow viscus (bowel, distended bladder)
Dull to percussionSolid organ or fluid-filled (liver, spleen, cyst)
Cannot be separated from umbilicusBladder, uterus
Hard, irregular, non-tender, fixedSuspect malignancy
Tender, warm, softInflammatory (abscess, Crohn's mass)

The 4-Quadrant System (Alternative)

QuadrantCommon Lumps
RUQLiver, gallbladder, right kidney, hepatic flexure
LUQSpleen, left kidney, stomach, splenic flexure
RLQAppendix mass, caecal carcinoma, right ovarian mass
LLQSigmoid carcinoma, diverticular mass, left ovarian mass
Sources: General Anatomy and Musculoskeletal System (THIEME Atlas of Anatomy), p. 220; Yamada's Textbook of Gastroenterology 7e; Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine; Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 22e

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mkdir -p /home/daytona/workspace/abdomen-pdf && python3 << 'EOF' from reportlab.lib.pagesizes import A4 from reportlab.lib.styles import getSampleStyleSheet, ParagraphStyle from reportlab.lib.units import cm from reportlab.lib import colors from reportlab.platypus import SimpleDocTemplate, Paragraph, Spacer, Table, TableStyle, HRFlowable from reportlab.lib.enums import TA_CENTER, TA_LEFT doc = SimpleDocTemplate( "/home/daytona/workspace/abdomen-pdf/Abdominal_Regions_and_Lumps.pdf", pagesize=A4, rightMargin=2*cm, leftMargin=2*cm, topMargin=2*cm, bottomMargin=2*cm ) styles = getSampleStyleSheet() # Custom styles title_style = ParagraphStyle('Title', parent=styles['Title'], fontSize=18, textColor=colors.HexColor('#1a3a5c'), spaceAfter=6, alignment=TA_CENTER) subtitle_style = ParagraphStyle('Subtitle', parent=styles['Normal'], fontSize=10, textColor=colors.HexColor('#555555'), spaceAfter=16, alignment=TA_CENTER, italic=True) h1_style = ParagraphStyle('H1', parent=styles['Heading1'], fontSize=13, textColor=colors.HexColor('#1a3a5c'), spaceBefore=14, spaceAfter=6, borderPad=4, backColor=colors.HexColor('#e8f0f7'), leftIndent=-4) h2_style = ParagraphStyle('H2', parent=styles['Heading2'], fontSize=11, textColor=colors.HexColor('#c0392b'), spaceBefore=10, spaceAfter=4) body_style = ParagraphStyle('Body', parent=styles['Normal'], fontSize=9.5, leading=14, spaceAfter=3) bullet_style = ParagraphStyle('Bullet', parent=styles['Normal'], fontSize=9.5, leading=13, leftIndent=14, spaceAfter=2, bulletIndent=4) source_style = ParagraphStyle('Source', parent=styles['Normal'], fontSize=8, textColor=colors.HexColor('#888888'), spaceBefore=20, italic=True) story = [] # Title story.append(Paragraph("Abdominal Regions and Their Associated Lumps/Masses", title_style)) story.append(Paragraph("A Clinical Anatomy Reference Guide", subtitle_style)) story.append(HRFlowable(width="100%", thickness=2, color=colors.HexColor('#1a3a5c'), spaceAfter=12)) # ── Section 1: Nine Regions ── story.append(Paragraph("The Nine Regions of the Abdomen", h1_style)) story.append(Paragraph( "The abdomen is divided into <b>9 regions</b> by two vertical lines (midclavicular lines) and two " "horizontal lines (subcostal plane through the lowest point of the 10th ribs, and the " "transtubercular plane through the iliac crests). Alternatively, the abdomen is divided into " "<b>4 quadrants</b> (RUQ, LUQ, RLQ, LLQ) by lines crossing at the umbilicus.", body_style)) story.append(Spacer(1, 8)) # 9-region table diagram grid_data = [ [Paragraph("<b>RIGHT\nHYPOCHONDRIAC</b>", body_style), Paragraph("<b>EPIGASTRIC\nREGION</b>", body_style), Paragraph("<b>LEFT\nHYPOCHONDRIAC</b>", body_style)], [Paragraph("<b>RIGHT LUMBAR\n(LATERAL)</b>", body_style), Paragraph("<b>UMBILICAL\nREGION</b>", body_style), Paragraph("<b>LEFT LUMBAR\n(LATERAL)</b>", body_style)], [Paragraph("<b>RIGHT ILIAC\nFOSSA (RIF)</b>", body_style), Paragraph("<b>HYPOGASTRIC\n(PUBIC)</b>", body_style), Paragraph("<b>LEFT ILIAC\nFOSSA (LIF)</b>", body_style)], ] grid_table = Table(grid_data, colWidths=[5.5*cm, 5.5*cm, 5.5*cm], rowHeights=[1.4*cm]*3) grid_table.setStyle(TableStyle([ ('GRID', (0,0), (-1,-1), 1, colors.HexColor('#1a3a5c')), ('BACKGROUND', (1,0), (1,0), colors.HexColor('#d5e8f5')), ('BACKGROUND', (1,1), (1,1), colors.HexColor('#d5e8f5')), ('BACKGROUND', (1,2), (1,2), colors.HexColor('#d5e8f5')), ('BACKGROUND', (0,0), (0,2), colors.HexColor('#f0f6fb')), ('BACKGROUND', (2,0), (2,2), colors.HexColor('#f0f6fb')), ('ALIGN', (0,0), (-1,-1), 'CENTER'), ('VALIGN', (0,0), (-1,-1), 'MIDDLE'), ('FONTSIZE', (0,0), (-1,-1), 9), ])) story.append(grid_table) story.append(Spacer(1, 14)) # ── Section 2: Lumps by Region ── story.append(Paragraph("Lumps / Masses by Abdominal Region", h1_style)) regions = [ ("1. Right Hypochondriac Region", [ "<b>Liver</b> — hepatomegaly, hepatic cyst, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver abscess, metastatic deposits", "<b>Gallbladder</b> — cholecystitis (tender mass), Courvoisier's sign mucocele, carcinoma", "<b>Right kidney</b> — hydronephrosis, polycystic kidney, renal cell carcinoma (moves with respiration)", "<b>Hepatic flexure of colon</b> — carcinoma, Crohn's disease", "<b>Adrenal gland</b> — adrenal tumour", ]), ("2. Epigastric Region", [ "<b>Stomach</b> — gastric carcinoma, pyloric stenosis (succussion splash), bezoar", "<b>Liver left lobe</b> — hepatomegaly", "<b>Pancreas</b> — pseudocyst, pancreatic carcinoma (hard, fixed mass)", "<b>Aortic aneurysm</b> — expansile, pulsatile mass", "<b>Omentum</b> — omental cyst, omental tumour (cake-like mass)", "<b>Epigastric hernia</b> — through the linea alba", ]), ("3. Left Hypochondriac Region", [ "<b>Spleen</b> — splenomegaly (cannot get above it, medial notch, moves toward RIF on inspiration)", "<b>Left kidney</b> — hydronephrosis, renal cell carcinoma", "<b>Splenic flexure of colon</b> — carcinoma", "<b>Pancreatic tail</b> — carcinoma, pseudocyst", "<b>Adrenal gland</b> — tumour", ]), ("4. Right Lumbar (Lateral) Region", [ "<b>Ascending colon</b> — carcinoma, Crohn's disease inflammatory mass", "<b>Right kidney</b> — lower pole tumour, hydronephrosis", "<b>Retroperitoneal tumour</b> — sarcoma, lymphoma", "<b>Psoas abscess</b> — cold abscess tracking from TB vertebra", ]), ("5. Umbilical Region", [ "<b>Aorta</b> — abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) — pulsatile, expansile", "<b>Transverse colon</b> — carcinoma", "<b>Mesenteric cyst</b> — moves perpendicular to mesenteric root", "<b>Omentum</b> — omental cyst", "<b>Umbilical hernia</b> — through umbilical ring", "<b>Sister Mary Joseph's nodule</b> — umbilical metastatic deposit (gastric/GI/ovarian cancer)", "<b>Small bowel</b> — lymphoma, carcinoid, intussusception", ]), ("6. Left Lumbar (Lateral) Region", [ "<b>Descending colon</b> — carcinoma, diverticular mass", "<b>Left kidney</b> — tumour, hydronephrosis", "<b>Retroperitoneal tumour</b> — sarcoma, lymphoma", "<b>Psoas abscess</b>", ]), ("7. Right Iliac Fossa (RIF)", [ "<b>Appendix</b> — appendix mass/abscess, carcinoid tumour", "<b>Caecum</b> — caecal carcinoma, Crohn's ileocaecal mass", "<b>Right ovary/tube</b> (female) — ovarian cyst, ectopic pregnancy, tubo-ovarian abscess", "<b>Iliac lymph nodes</b> — lymphoma, lymphadenopathy", "<b>Psoas abscess</b> — pointing into RIF", "<b>Undescended testis</b>", "<b>Iliac artery aneurysm</b>", ]), ("8. Hypogastric / Pubic (Suprapubic) Region", [ "<b>Urinary bladder</b> — distended bladder (smooth, dull to percussion, does not separate from pubis), bladder carcinoma", "<b>Uterus</b> — pregnant uterus, fibroids (leiomyomata), carcinoma", "<b>Ovaries</b> — large ovarian cyst", "<b>Pelvic abscess</b> — from appendicitis, diverticulitis, pelvic inflammatory disease", "<b>Rectum</b> — faecal loading, rectal carcinoma", ]), ("9. Left Iliac Fossa (LIF)", [ "<b>Sigmoid colon</b> — carcinoma, diverticular disease (\"left-sided appendicitis\")", "<b>Left ovary/tube</b> (female) — ovarian cyst, ectopic pregnancy, tubo-ovarian abscess", "<b>Iliac lymph nodes</b> — lymphoma, lymphadenopathy", "<b>Iliac artery aneurysm</b>", "<b>Undescended testis</b>", ]), ] for region_name, bullets in regions: story.append(Paragraph(region_name, h2_style)) for b in bullets: story.append(Paragraph(f"• {b}", bullet_style)) story.append(Spacer(1, 4)) # ── Section 3: Clinical Examination Tips ── story.append(Paragraph("Key Clinical Tips for Examining Abdominal Lumps", h1_style)) tip_data = [ [Paragraph("<b>Feature</b>", body_style), Paragraph("<b>Significance</b>", body_style)], ["Moves with respiration", "Intraperitoneal (liver, spleen, gallbladder, stomach)"], ["Cannot get above it", "Comes from under costal margin — likely liver or spleen"], ["Pulsatile & expansile", "Vascular (AAA — bimanual lateral expansion confirms)"], ["Ballottable / bimanually palpable", "Renal mass (retroperitoneal)"], ["Moves perpendicular to mesentery", "Mesenteric cyst"], ["Resonant to percussion", "Hollow viscus (bowel, distended bladder)"], ["Dull to percussion", "Solid organ or fluid-filled (liver, spleen, cyst)"], ["Cannot be separated from umbilicus", "Bladder or uterus"], ["Hard, irregular, non-tender, fixed", "Suspect malignancy"], ["Tender, warm, soft", "Inflammatory (abscess, Crohn's mass)"], ] tip_table = Table(tip_data, colWidths=[7*cm, 9.7*cm]) tip_table.setStyle(TableStyle([ ('BACKGROUND', (0,0), (-1,0), colors.HexColor('#1a3a5c')), ('TEXTCOLOR', (0,0), (-1,0), colors.white), ('FONTNAME', (0,0), (-1,0), 'Helvetica-Bold'), ('FONTSIZE', (0,0), (-1,-1), 9), ('ROWBACKGROUNDS', (0,1), (-1,-1), [colors.HexColor('#f7fbff'), colors.white]), ('GRID', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.5, colors.HexColor('#bbccdd')), ('LEFTPADDING', (0,0), (-1,-1), 6), ('RIGHTPADDING', (0,0), (-1,-1), 6), ('TOPPADDING', (0,0), (-1,-1), 5), ('BOTTOMPADDING', (0,0), (-1,-1), 5), ('VALIGN', (0,0), (-1,-1), 'MIDDLE'), ])) story.append(tip_table) story.append(Spacer(1, 14)) # ── Section 4: 4-Quadrant Table ── story.append(Paragraph("The 4-Quadrant System (Alternative)", h1_style)) quad_data = [ [Paragraph("<b>Quadrant</b>", body_style), Paragraph("<b>Common Lumps</b>", body_style)], ["RUQ (Right Upper Quadrant)", "Liver, gallbladder, right kidney, hepatic flexure of colon"], ["LUQ (Left Upper Quadrant)", "Spleen, left kidney, stomach, splenic flexure of colon"], ["RLQ (Right Lower Quadrant)", "Appendix mass, caecal carcinoma, right ovarian mass"], ["LLQ (Left Lower Quadrant)", "Sigmoid carcinoma, diverticular mass, left ovarian mass"], ] quad_table = Table(quad_data, colWidths=[5.5*cm, 11.2*cm]) quad_table.setStyle(TableStyle([ ('BACKGROUND', (0,0), (-1,0), colors.HexColor('#c0392b')), ('TEXTCOLOR', (0,0), (-1,0), colors.white), ('FONTNAME', (0,0), (-1,0), 'Helvetica-Bold'), ('FONTSIZE', (0,0), (-1,-1), 9), ('ROWBACKGROUNDS', (0,1), (-1,-1), [colors.HexColor('#fff5f5'), colors.white]), ('GRID', (0,0), (-1,-1), 0.5, colors.HexColor('#e8b4b4')), ('LEFTPADDING', (0,0), (-1,-1), 6), ('RIGHTPADDING', (0,0), (-1,-1), 6), ('TOPPADDING', (0,0), (-1,-1), 5), ('BOTTOMPADDING', (0,0), (-1,-1), 5), ('VALIGN', (0,0), (-1,-1), 'MIDDLE'), ])) story.append(quad_table) # Sources story.append(Paragraph( "Sources: General Anatomy and Musculoskeletal System (THIEME Atlas of Anatomy), p. 220 · " "Yamada's Textbook of Gastroenterology, 7th ed. · Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine · " "Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 22nd ed.", source_style)) doc.build(story) print("PDF created successfully.") 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Abdominal Regions and Lumps

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The PDF includes:
  • 9-region grid diagram of the abdomen
  • All 9 regions with their associated lumps/masses
  • Clinical examination tips table (features + significance)
  • 4-quadrant reference table
  • Source citations at the bottom
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