Thoracic endometriosis: a case report

Priyank S Chatra
Journal of radiology case reports · 2012 · doi:10.3941/jrcr.v6i1.614 · PMID:22690277 · PMC3370703
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This case report describes thoracic endometriosis, a rare extrapelvic endometriosis subtype presenting as catamenial pneumothorax or hemoptysis, emphasizing HRCT's role in diagnosis and management.

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This is a case report describing thoracic endometriosis, a rare extrapelvic form of endometriosis typically presenting with catamenial pneumothorax or catamenial hemoptysis. The paper emphasizes that obtaining an adequate clinical history and using high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) can support early diagnosis. A stated caveat is that, as a single case report, it cannot establish broader diagnostic performance or treatment outcomes beyond the presented scenario. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — it reports thoracic endometriosis with catamenial pneumothorax/hemoptysis and highlights HRCT plus clinical history for diagnosis.

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Thoracic endometriosis is a rare form of extrapelvic endometriosis. These patients typically present with catamenial pneumothorax or hemoptysis. Adequate clinical history coupled with HRCT helps in early diagnosis and appropriate management of thoracic endometriosis.
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Thoracic endometriosis: a case report DOI: https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v6i1.614Keywords: TES, Thoracic Endometroisis Syndrome, Catamenial hemoptysis, Catamenial pneumothoraxAbstract Thoracic endometriosis is a rare form of extrapelvic endometriosis. These patients typically present with catamenial pneumothorax or hemoptysis. Adequate clinical history coupled with HRCT helps in early diagnosis and appropriate management of thoracic endometriosis.Downloads Published 2012-01-07 Issue Section Thoracic Radiology License The publisher holds the copyright to the published articles and contents. However, the articles in this journal are open-access articles distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 License, which permits reproduction and distribution, provided the original work is properly cited. The publisher and author have the right to use the text, images and other multimedia contents from the submitted work for further usage in affiliated programs. Commercial use and derivative works are not permitted, unless explicitly allowed by the publisher.

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endometriosisthoracic_endometriosis

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Endometriosis Thoracic Diseases Adult Contraceptives, Oral Contraceptives, Oral Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Hemoptysis Hemoptysis Humans Male Pneumothorax Pneumothorax Thoracic Diseases Thoracic Diseases Thoracic Diseases Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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