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Corpus Luteal Cyst

Aka: Corpus Luteal Cyst, Luteal Cyst, Cyst of Corpus luteum

See Also
Background
1. Often seen in pregnancy
2. Corpus luteum develops from Follicular Cyst
3. Corpus luteum considered cyst when >2.5 cm
Symptoms
1. Asymptomatic in many cases
2. Acute Pelvic Pain occurs in Hemorrhagic Ovarian Cyst
Radiology: Ultrasound
1. Size: 3 to 11 cm
2. Variable appearance on Ultrasound
  1. Commonly thin-walled unilocular cyst
  2. Color doppler shows circumferential vascularity
References
1. Webb (2004) Radiol Clin North Am 42(2):329

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