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Corpus luteum cyst

MedGen UID:
1142
•Concept ID:
C0010093
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Corpus Luteum Cyst; Corpus Luteum Cysts; Cyst, Corpus Luteum; Cysts, Corpus Luteum
SNOMED CT: Corpus luteum cyst (386762009); Lutein cyst (386762009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001625

Definition

A benign ovarian cyst that develops when fluid accumulates in a corpus luteum that failed to regress. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCorpus luteum cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Do we more often opt for conservative management of ovarian tumors after changing the Dutch national guideline on enlarged ovaries? A nationwide cohort study.
Lems E, Koch AH, Armbrust S, Leemans JC, Bongers MY, Leon-Castillo A, Lok CAR, Geomini PMAJ
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2024 Nov;103(11):2183-2192. Epub 2024 Jul 29 doi: 10.1111/aogs.14912. PMID: 39075824Free PMC Article
CT in the management of periappendiceal abscess.
Barakos JA, Jeffrey RB Jr, Federle MP, Wing VW, Laing FC, Hightower DR
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1986 Jun;146(6):1161-4. doi: 10.2214/ajr.146.6.1161. PMID: 3486560
GYNECOLOGIC PATHOLOGY IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE.
COPENHAVER EH
Surg Clin North Am 1964 Jun;44:841-8. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6109(16)37305-4. PMID: 14184438

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnosis and Analysis of Transabdominal and Intracavitary Ultrasound in Gynecological Acute Abdomen.
Yang H, Wang R, Zhao L, Ye J, Li N, Kong L
Comput Math Methods Med 2021;2021:9508838. Epub 2021 Dec 29 doi: 10.1155/2021/9508838. PMID: 35003327Free PMC Article
Ruptured Corpus Luteal Cyst: Prediction of Clinical Outcomes with CT.
Lee MS, Moon MH, Woo H, Sung CK, Jeon HW, Lee TS
Korean J Radiol 2017 Jul-Aug;18(4):607-614. Epub 2017 May 19 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2017.18.4.607. PMID: 28670155Free PMC Article
Ectopic pregnancy versus corpus luteum cyst revisited: best Doppler predictors.
Atri M
J Ultrasound Med 2003 Nov;22(11):1181-4. doi: 10.7863/jum.2003.22.11.1181. PMID: 14620888
Ectopic pregnancy: features at transvaginal sonography.
Fleischer AC, Pennell RG, McKee MS, Worrell JA, Keefe B, Herbert CM, Hill GA, Cartwright PS, Kepple DM
Radiology 1990 Feb;174(2):375-8. doi: 10.1148/radiology.174.2.1688662. PMID: 1688662
Clinical diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy.
Weckstein LN
Clin Obstet Gynecol 1987 Mar;30(1):236-44. doi: 10.1097/00003081-198703000-00032. PMID: 2953515

Diagnosis

Asynchronus bilateral ovarian torsions in girls-systematic review.
Raicevic M, Saxena AK
World J Pediatr 2017 Oct;13(5):416-420. Epub 2017 Jun 22 doi: 10.1007/s12519-017-0052-3. PMID: 28646432
CT and MRI of early intrauterine pregnancy.
Shin DS, Poder L, Courtier J, Naeger DM, Westphalen AC, Coakley FV
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2011 Feb;196(2):325-30. doi: 10.2214/AJR.09.3723. PMID: 21257883
Ectopic ovarian pregnancy.
Sachdev PS, Memon RA, Jatoi N, Sachdev CS
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2003 Apr;13(4):229-30. PMID: 12718782
GYNECOLOGIC PATHOLOGY IN THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE.
COPENHAVER EH
Surg Clin North Am 1964 Jun;44:841-8. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6109(16)37305-4. PMID: 14184438
GYNECOLOGIC EMERGENCIES.
LANGMADE CF
GP 1963 Oct;28:135-43. PMID: 14054329

Therapy

Post molar choriocarcinoma with solitary renal metastasis in the absence of primary uterine tumor: a case report and review of the literature.
Geravandi M, Hajihashemi A, Adibi A, Habibi Tirtashi R
J Med Case Rep 2024 Mar 30;18(1):132. doi: 10.1186/s13256-024-04464-9. PMID: 38553733Free PMC Article
Conservative management of corpus luteum haemorrhage in patients on anticoagulation: a report of three cases and review of literature.
Gupta A, Gupta S, Manaktala U, Gupta MM, Solanki V
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2015 Feb;291(2):427-31. Epub 2014 Aug 9 doi: 10.1007/s00404-014-3394-2. PMID: 25106126
Rapid recurrence of a corpus luteum cyst after laparoscopic surgery in a young woman with a levonorgestrel releasing coil.
Daniilidis A, Chatzistamatiou K, Dagklis T, Chatziparadisi C, Oikonomou Z, Tzafettas M
J Obstet Gynaecol 2015 Feb;35(2):205-6. Epub 2014 Jul 14 doi: 10.3109/01443615.2014.935716. PMID: 25020115
CT and MRI of early intrauterine pregnancy.
Shin DS, Poder L, Courtier J, Naeger DM, Westphalen AC, Coakley FV
AJR Am J Roentgenol 2011 Feb;196(2):325-30. doi: 10.2214/AJR.09.3723. PMID: 21257883
CT in the management of periappendiceal abscess.
Barakos JA, Jeffrey RB Jr, Federle MP, Wing VW, Laing FC, Hightower DR
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1986 Jun;146(6):1161-4. doi: 10.2214/ajr.146.6.1161. PMID: 3486560

Prognosis

Clinical and sonographic predictors of adnexal torsion in pediatric and adolescent patients.
Melcer Y, Maymon R, Pekar-Zlotin M, Pansky M, Smorgick N
J Pediatr Surg 2018 Jul;53(7):1396-1398. Epub 2017 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.07.011. PMID: 28760458
Ruptured Corpus Luteal Cyst: Prediction of Clinical Outcomes with CT.
Lee MS, Moon MH, Woo H, Sung CK, Jeon HW, Lee TS
Korean J Radiol 2017 Jul-Aug;18(4):607-614. Epub 2017 May 19 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2017.18.4.607. PMID: 28670155Free PMC Article
Occurrence of paratubal cysts in childhood: An analysis of 26 cases.
Bosnalı O, Moralıoğlu S, Cerrah-Celayir A
Turk J Pediatr 2016;58(3):266-270. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2016.03.006. PMID: 28266191
Isolated Torsion of Accessory Fallopian Tube in a Young Adolescent.
Rottenstreich M, Smorgick N, Pansky M, Vaknin Z
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2016 Aug;29(4):e57-8. Epub 2016 Mar 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2016.03.003. PMID: 26995509
Ectopic pregnancy versus corpus luteum cyst revisited: best Doppler predictors.
Atri M
J Ultrasound Med 2003 Nov;22(11):1181-4. doi: 10.7863/jum.2003.22.11.1181. PMID: 14620888

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical and sonographic predictors of adnexal torsion in pediatric and adolescent patients.
Melcer Y, Maymon R, Pekar-Zlotin M, Pansky M, Smorgick N
J Pediatr Surg 2018 Jul;53(7):1396-1398. Epub 2017 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.07.011. PMID: 28760458
Ruptured Corpus Luteal Cyst: Prediction of Clinical Outcomes with CT.
Lee MS, Moon MH, Woo H, Sung CK, Jeon HW, Lee TS
Korean J Radiol 2017 Jul-Aug;18(4):607-614. Epub 2017 May 19 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2017.18.4.607. PMID: 28670155Free PMC Article
Occurrence of paratubal cysts in childhood: An analysis of 26 cases.
Bosnalı O, Moralıoğlu S, Cerrah-Celayir A
Turk J Pediatr 2016;58(3):266-270. doi: 10.24953/turkjped.2016.03.006. PMID: 28266191
Ectopic pregnancy versus corpus luteum cyst revisited: best Doppler predictors.
Atri M
J Ultrasound Med 2003 Nov;22(11):1181-4. doi: 10.7863/jum.2003.22.11.1181. PMID: 14620888
Corpus luteum surgery.
Hibbard LT
Am J Obstet Gynecol 1979 Nov 1;135(5):666-70. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9378(16)32993-3. PMID: 507118

Recent systematic reviews

Asynchronus bilateral ovarian torsions in girls-systematic review.
Raicevic M, Saxena AK
World J Pediatr 2017 Oct;13(5):416-420. Epub 2017 Jun 22 doi: 10.1007/s12519-017-0052-3. PMID: 28646432

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