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Bilateral serous cystadenofibromas clinically simulating hyperreactio luteinalis following controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and in vitro fertilization

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We report a case of bilateral serous cystadenofibromas clinically simulating hyperreactio luteinalis during a normal pregnancy resulting from controlled ovarian stimulation and in vitro fertilization. Incomplete regression at 2-year follow-up prompted surgical intervention. This case demonstrates that the clinical and sonographic features that have been associated with hyperreactio luteinalis are not specific for this condition and emphasizes the need for close clinical follow-up in all presumptive cases for which a histologic diagnosis has not been established.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, PH-Room 1630 East, 622 West 168th Street, 10032, New York, New York

    Edward C. Ditkoff, Tyrone Tucker, Richard U. Levine, Steven R. Lindheim & Mark V. Sauer

  2. Department of Pathology Division of Surgical Pathology, Stanford University, 94305, Stanford, California

    Teri Longacre

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Ditkoff, E.C., Tucker, T., Levine, R.U. et al. Bilateral serous cystadenofibromas clinically simulating hyperreactio luteinalis following controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and in vitro fertilization. J Assist Reprod Genet 14, 230–233 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02766116

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