title: [Large size solitary luteinizing follicular cysts in puerperium].
abstract: One case of large solitary luteinized follicle cyst of puerperium is reported. The patient presented with a palpable adnexal mass at four weeks post-partum. The ovarian cyst was solitary and unilocular and had a diameter of 14 cm. On microscopical examination the lining of the cyst consisted of luteinized cells that exhibited focal nuclear atypicality.
authors.affiliation: Anatomia Patologica, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pezzica
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buzzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sonzogni
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crescini
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ruggeri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D007986:Luteinizing Hormone
vernacular_title: Cisti follicolare luteinizzata solitaria di grandi dimensioni del puerperio.