title: Hyperreactio luteinalis masquerading as an ovarian neoplasm in a triplet pregnancy.
abstract: Hyperreactio luteinalis is a non-neoplastic tumor-like ovarian lesion associated with pregnancy. Most patients are asymptomatic, with the ovarian enlargement being incidentally discovered at the time of cesarean section. It can simulate a neoplasm on clinical, gross and sometimes microscopic examination. We report a case of hyperreactio luteinalis in a patient, who was diagnosed as having polycystic ovary disease before conceiving a triplet pregnancy after three treatment cycles of human menopausal gonadotropin-human chorionic gonadotropin therapy, and discuss its pathogenesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Doctor Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Hospital, Talatpasa Bulvari, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Yapar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vural
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ekici
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kusçu
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gökmen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005300:Fertility Agents, Female / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008596:Menotropins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D014310:Triplets
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D005300:Fertility Agents, Female; D008596:Menotropins