Luteoma
"Luteoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An ovarian neoplasm composed of LUTEAL CELLS derived from luteinized GRANULOSA CELLS and THECA CELLS. Luteomas respond to GONADOTROPINS, and vary in their hormone production (PROGESTERONE; ESTROGENS; or ANDROGENS). During PREGNANCY, a transient type of luteoma may develop due to an exaggerated LUTEINIZATION of the OVARY.
| Descriptor ID |
D018311
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.475.750.751 C04.588.322.455.464 C13.351.500.056.630.705.464 C13.351.937.418.685.464 C19.344.410.464 C19.391.630.705.464
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| Concept/Terms |
Pregnancy Luteoma- Pregnancy Luteoma
- Luteoma, Pregnancy
- Luteomas, Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Luteomas
- Gestational Luteoma
- Gestational Luteomas
- Luteoma, Gestational
- Luteomas, Gestational
- Luteoma of Pregnancy
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