{"paper_id":"9951a685-af7c-4502-a66e-663cc6f8e60c","body_text":"A case of catamenial pneumothorax with endometriosis of the diaphragma\n1978 Volume 16 Issue 1 Pages 59-63\nDetails\nAbstract\nA 38. year-old married woman was admitted with right pneumothorax.\nDuring the preceeding two years she had experienced several similar episodes, usually occuring shortly before her menstrual period.\nA thoracotomy was performed on 17 August 1976. No gross pathological findings were noted on the lung surface. On the right diaphragmatic dome we found a solid black mass, 10mm in diameter, surrounded by many petechia. It was diagnosed microscopically as endometrial tissue accompanied by hemosiderine crystals. We could not find any diaphragmatic defect in this case. This is the first reported case of catamenial pneumothorax associated with thoracic endometriosis in Japan.\nDuring the preceeding two years she had experienced several similar episodes, usually occuring shortly before her menstrual period.\nA thoracotomy was performed on 17 August 1976. No gross pathological findings were noted on the lung surface. On the right diaphragmatic dome we found a solid black mass, 10mm in diameter, surrounded by many petechia. It was diagnosed microscopically as endometrial tissue accompanied by hemosiderine crystals. We could not find any diaphragmatic defect in this case. This is the first reported case of catamenial pneumothorax associated with thoracic endometriosis in Japan.\n© by The Japanese Respiratory Society\nFavorites & Alerts\nRecently viewed articles","source_license":"CC0","license_restricted":false}