{"paper_id":"2f0697b9-535f-414f-9dd4-c4f7b9df8b32","body_text":"Pulmonary Endometriosis: A Review\nKeywords:\nPulmonary endometriosis, Benign, Catamenial pneumothorax, Catamenial haemothorax, Catamenial haemoptysis, Life-threatening, ThoracotomyAbstract\nEndometriosis is a benign gynaecological condition whereby endometrial tissue exists outside the uterus in women of reproductive age group. It occurs mainly in the pelvis and rarely extra-pelvic areas such as the lungs. Pulmonary endometriosis is a rare but can be life-threatening. There is active endometrial tissue in the tracheobronchial tree, lung parenchyma and lung pleura.","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}