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Corpus luteum cyst

MedGen UID:
1142
•Concept ID:
C0010093
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Corpus Luteum Cyst; Corpus Luteum Cysts; Cyst, Corpus Luteum; Cysts, Corpus Luteum
SNOMED CT: Corpus luteum cyst (386762009); Lutein cyst (386762009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001625

Definition

A benign ovarian cyst that develops when fluid accumulates in a corpus luteum that failed to regress. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCorpus luteum cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Do we more often opt for conservative management of ovarian tumors after changing the Dutch national guideline on enlarged ovaries? A nationwide cohort study.
Lems E, Koch AH, Armbrust S, Leemans JC, Bongers MY, Leon-Castillo A, Lok CAR, Geomini PMAJ
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2024 Nov;103(11):2183-2192. Epub 2024 Jul 29 doi: 10.1111/aogs.14912. PMID: 39075824Free PMC Article
CT in the management of periappendiceal abscess.
Barakos JA, Jeffrey RB Jr, Federle MP, Wing VW, Laing FC, Hightower DR
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1986 Jun;146(6):1161-4. doi: 10.2214/ajr.146.6.1161. PMID: 3486560
GYNECOLOGIC PATHOLOGY IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE.
COPENHAVER EH
Surg Clin North Am 1964 Jun;44:841-8. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6109(16)37305-4. PMID: 14184438

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnosis and Analysis of Transabdominal and Intracavitary Ultrasound in Gynecological Acute Abdomen.
Yang H, Wang R, Zhao L, Ye J, Li N, Kong L
Comput Math Methods Med 2021;2021:9508838. Epub 2021 Dec 29 doi: 10.1155/2021/9508838. PMID: 35003327Free PMC Article
The predicting factors for indication of surgery in patients with hemoperitoneum caused by corpus luteum cyst rupture.
Kim MJ, Kim HM, Seong WJ
Sci Rep 2021 Sep 17;11(1):17766. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-97214-6. PMID: 34531415Free PMC Article
Ruptured Corpus Luteal Cyst: Prediction of Clinical Outcomes with CT.
Lee MS, Moon MH, Woo H, Sung CK, Jeon HW, Lee TS
Korean J Radiol 2017 Jul-Aug;18(4):607-614. Epub 2017 May 19 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2017.18.4.607. PMID: 28670155Free PMC Article
Ectopic pregnancy versus corpus luteum cyst revisited: best Doppler predictors.
Atri M
J Ultrasound Med 2003 Nov;22(11):1181-4. doi: 10.7863/jum.2003.22.11.1181. PMID: 14620888
Clinical diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy.
Weckstein LN
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1987 Mar;30(1):236-44. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198703000-00032. PMID: 2953515

Diagnosis

Diagnosis and Analysis of Transabdominal and Intracavitary Ultrasound in Gynecological Acute Abdomen.
Yang H, Wang R, Zhao L, Ye J, Li N, Kong L
Comput Math Methods Med 2021;2021:9508838. Epub 2021 Dec 29 doi: 10.1155/2021/9508838. PMID: 35003327Free PMC Article
Asynchronus bilateral ovarian torsions in girls-systematic review.
Raicevic M, Saxena AK
World J Pediatr 2017 Oct;13(5):416-420. Epub 2017 Jun 22 doi: 10.1007/s12519-017-0052-3. PMID: 28646432
Various sonographic appearances of the hemorrhagic corpus luteum cyst.
Swire MN, Castro-Aragon I, Levine D
Ultrasound Q 2004 Jun;20(2):45-58. doi: 10.1097/00013644-200406000-00003. PMID: 15480190
Clinical diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy.
Weckstein LN
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1987 Mar;30(1):236-44. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198703000-00032. PMID: 2953515
Corpus luteum surgery.
Hibbard LT
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1979 Nov 1;135(5):666-70. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(16)32993-3. PMID: 507118

Therapy

Post molar choriocarcinoma with solitary renal metastasis in the absence of primary uterine tumor: a case report and review of the literature.
Geravandi M, Hajihashemi A, Adibi A, Habibi Tirtashi R
J Med Case Rep 2024 Mar 30;18(1):132. doi: 10.1186/s13256-024-04464-9. PMID: 38553733Free PMC Article
Conservative management of corpus luteum haemorrhage in patients on anticoagulation: a report of three cases and review of literature.
Gupta A, Gupta S, Manaktala U, Gupta MM, Solanki V
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2015 Feb;291(2):427-31. Epub 2014 Aug 9 doi: 10.1007/s00404-014-3394-2. PMID: 25106126
CT and MRI of early intrauterine pregnancy.
Shin DS, Poder L, Courtier J, Naeger DM, Westphalen AC, Coakley FV
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2011 Feb;196(2):325-30. doi: 10.2214/AJR.09.3723. PMID: 21257883
CT in the management of periappendiceal abscess.
Barakos JA, Jeffrey RB Jr, Federle MP, Wing VW, Laing FC, Hightower DR
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1986 Jun;146(6):1161-4. doi: 10.2214/ajr.146.6.1161. PMID: 3486560
Ruptured corpus luteum with hemoperitoneum: a study of 173 surgical cases.
Hallatt JG, Steele CH Jr, Snyder M
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1984 May 1;149(1):5-9. doi: 10.1016/0002-9378(84)90282-5. PMID: 6720774

Prognosis

The predicting factors for indication of surgery in patients with hemoperitoneum caused by corpus luteum cyst rupture.
Kim MJ, Kim HM, Seong WJ
Sci Rep 2021 Sep 17;11(1):17766. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-97214-6. PMID: 34531415Free PMC Article
Clinical and sonographic predictors of adnexal torsion in pediatric and adolescent patients.
Melcer Y, Maymon R, Pekar-Zlotin M, Pansky M, Smorgick N
J Pediatr Surg 2018 Jul;53(7):1396-1398. Epub 2017 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.07.011. PMID: 28760458
Ruptured Corpus Luteal Cyst: Prediction of Clinical Outcomes with CT.
Lee MS, Moon MH, Woo H, Sung CK, Jeon HW, Lee TS
Korean J Radiol 2017 Jul-Aug;18(4):607-614. Epub 2017 May 19 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2017.18.4.607. PMID: 28670155Free PMC Article
Isolated Torsion of Accessory Fallopian Tube in a Young Adolescent.
Rottenstreich M, Smorgick N, Pansky M, Vaknin Z
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2016 Aug;29(4):e57-8. Epub 2016 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2016.03.003. PMID: 26995509
Ectopic pregnancy versus corpus luteum cyst revisited: best Doppler predictors.
Atri M
J Ultrasound Med 2003 Nov;22(11):1181-4. doi: 10.7863/jum.2003.22.11.1181. PMID: 14620888

Clinical prediction guides

The predicting factors for indication of surgery in patients with hemoperitoneum caused by corpus luteum cyst rupture.
Kim MJ, Kim HM, Seong WJ
Sci Rep 2021 Sep 17;11(1):17766. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-97214-6. PMID: 34531415Free PMC Article
Clinical and sonographic predictors of adnexal torsion in pediatric and adolescent patients.
Melcer Y, Maymon R, Pekar-Zlotin M, Pansky M, Smorgick N
J Pediatr Surg 2018 Jul;53(7):1396-1398. Epub 2017 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.07.011. PMID: 28760458
Ruptured Corpus Luteal Cyst: Prediction of Clinical Outcomes with CT.
Lee MS, Moon MH, Woo H, Sung CK, Jeon HW, Lee TS
Korean J Radiol 2017 Jul-Aug;18(4):607-614. Epub 2017 May 19 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2017.18.4.607. PMID: 28670155Free PMC Article
Ectopic pregnancy versus corpus luteum cyst revisited: best Doppler predictors.
Atri M
J Ultrasound Med 2003 Nov;22(11):1181-4. doi: 10.7863/jum.2003.22.11.1181. PMID: 14620888
Corpus luteum surgery.
Hibbard LT
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1979 Nov 1;135(5):666-70. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(16)32993-3. PMID: 507118

Recent systematic reviews

Asynchronus bilateral ovarian torsions in girls-systematic review.
Raicevic M, Saxena AK
World J Pediatr 2017 Oct;13(5):416-420. Epub 2017 Jun 22 doi: 10.1007/s12519-017-0052-3. PMID: 28646432

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