Author/Authors :
Brar, Rupinder Kaur Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair, India , Bharti, Jyotsna Naresh Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair, India , Nigam, Jitendra Singh Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair, India , Sehgal, Sahil Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair, India , Singh, Hena Paul Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Punjab, India , Ojha, Pushpanjali Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair, India
Abstract :
Background: Pregnancy luteoma is a rare non neoplastic condition of the ovary. It is
usually asymptomatic and found incidentally during imaging in pregnancy or during
cesarean section. Pregnancy luteoma can also occur after ectopic pregnancy.
Case Presentation: A 30 year old female presented to G.B. Pant Hospital, Andaman
and Nicobar Islands institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair in October 2015 with
abdominal pain. After initial investigations, exploratory laporotomy was done for
ruptured ectopic pregnancy. Enlarged ovary was removed along with the ruptured
portion of fallopian tube. Histopathological examination revealed solid aggregates of
large cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm; diagnosis of pregnancy luteoma
was given.
Conclusion: It must be considered in the differential diagnosis of ovarian masses in
pregnant females that early diagnosis of this entity may avoid unnecessary radical surgery.
