RESUMEN
We have presented a case of luteoma of pregnancy, an uncommon ovarian lesion that is usually detected incidentally during cesarean section or postpartum tubal ligation. It is felt to be nonneoplastic, is hormonally stimulated, and regresses after childbirth. It is important to distinguish it from neoplastic lesions of the ovary that can occur in the same population, particularly steroid cell tumors, although this can be a difficult differential diagnosis.
Asunto(s)
Neoplasias Ováricas/patología , Complicaciones Neoplásicas del Embarazo/patología , Neoplasia Tecoma/patología , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Femenino , Humanos , EmbarazoRESUMEN
Two patients in premature labor were treated continuously for six and 13 weeks with intravenous magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) for tocolysis. In each case, conventional therapy with intravenous and oral ritodrine failed to abate uterine contractions, and attempts to taper the MgSO4 were unsuccessful. Both pregnancies proceeded uneventfully otherwise, with normal fetal growth. Long-term MgSO4 may be a safe and efficacious alternative for occasional patients not responding to other modes of therapy for the treatment of premature labor.