title: Spontaneous ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome caused by hypothyroidism in an adult.
abstract: A 22-year-old patient presented with abdominal pain and massive ovarian enlargement secondary to severe long standing hypothyroidism, mimicking an ovarian cancer. Treatment with L-thyroxin caused marked regression of the tumor.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Diabetes Endocrinology and Genetics, Jordan University Hospital, P.O. Box 13165, Amman 11942, Jordan.
authors.forename: Bassam M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Taher
authors.forename: Raed A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ghariabeh
authors.forename: Nadim S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Jarrah
authors.forename: Azmy M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hadidy
authors.forename: Abdelrahman M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Radaideh
authors.forename: Kamel M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Ajlouni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016471:Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D013974:Thyroxine