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RADIOLOGY: FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE: Case# 32922: HEMORRHAGIC CORPUS LUTEAL CYST. This is a 31 year old female with right lower quadrant pain. A CT is requested to rule out appendicitis. There is a 6.5 x 5.0 cm irregular fluid collection with enhancing rim off the inferior lateral aspect of the cecum. It contains multiple internal septations, and adjacent loop of internal ileum demonstrates wall thickening. The remainder of the colon and small bowel is normal, and there is no evidence of free air. The appendix is not visible. The uterus has been surgically removed. The ovaries are not identified.