A hemorrhagic ovarian cyst usually results from hemorrhage into a corpus luteum or other functional cyst.
Differential considerations on ultrasound include:
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cystic ovarian neoplasm: the most helpful feature in distinguishing hemorrhagic cysts from ovarian neoplasms is the presence of papillary projections and nodular septa in the latter.
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endometrioma: typically contains uniform low-level internal echoes