No Fever in Pediatrics — 3yo Child | General Pediatrics | SMLE Q#17410

SMLE Question #17410

Pediatrics General Pediatrics

Objective: OBJ-377

Last updated: February 2026
A 3-year-old child is brought because the parents noticed a small lump on the anterior abdominal wall during bathing. The child is playful and eating well with no fever, vomiting, constipation, weight loss, or urinary symptoms. Examination shows a 2 cm, skin-coloured, soft, mobile, painless subcutaneous mass with normal overlying skin and no erythema. The abdomen is soft with no hepatosplenomegaly or deep palpable mass. Which diagnostic test is the most appropriate initial step to evaluate this abdominal wall mass?

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