title: Luteoma of pregnancy.
abstract: We have presented a case of luteoma of pregnancy, an uncommon ovarian lesion that is usually detected incidentally during cesarean section or postpartum tubal ligation. It is felt to be nonneoplastic, is hormonally stimulated, and regresses after childbirth. It is important to distinguish it from neoplastic lesions of the ovary that can occur in the same population, particularly steroid cell tumors, although this can be a difficult differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Heller
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Frydman
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Bleiweiss
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bacall
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology*; D013798:Thecoma / Q000473:pathology*