MR Imaging of Pregnancy Luteoma: a Case Report and Correlation with the Clinical Features |
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Authors: | Hung-Wen Kao Ching-Jiunn Wu Kuo-Teng Chung Sheng-Ru Wang Cheng-Yu Chen |
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Affiliation: | 1Department of Radiology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan, Republic of China.;2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan, Republic of China.;3Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan, Republic of China. |
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Abstract: | We report here on a 26-year-old pregnant female who developed hirsutism and virilization during her third trimester along with a significantly elevated serum testosterone level. Abdominal US and MR imaging studies were performed, and they showed unique imaging features that may suggest the diagnosis of pregnancy luteoma in the clinical context. After the delivery, the serum testosterone level continued to decrease, and it returned to normal three weeks postpartum. The follow-up imaging findings were closely correlated with the clinical presentation. |
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Keywords: | Ovary, MR Ovary, neoplasms Pregnancy Pregnancy, MR |
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