[Thoracic endometriosis--the rare pathology in thoracic surgery].

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This paper presents two cases of thoracic endometriosis, one with a posterior mediastinum tumor and the other with recurrent catamenial pneumothorax, highlighting its rare occurrence and diagnostic challenges.

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Thoracic hematogenic endometriosis is a rare pathology. A clinical course hasn't pathognomic symptoms, because of it, the diagnosis is established due to histological study. The article presented two cases of female patients, who were suffering from thoracic endometriosis. They were hospitalized to the department of thoracic surgery of Municipal multifield hospital No 2 in Saint-Petersburg. The first patient had a posterior mediastinum tumor with asymptomatic disease course. The second patient was with recurrent catamenial pneumothorax.
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Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова (Jan 2018) THORACIC ENDOMETRIOSIS — THE RARE PATHOLOGY IN THORACIC SURGERY Abstract Thoracic hematogenic endometriosis is a rare pathology. A clinical course hasn’t pathognomic symptoms, because of it, the diagnosis is established due to histological study. The article presented two cases of female patients, who were suffering from thoracic endometriosis. They were hospitalized to the department of thoracic surgery of Municipal multifield hospital № 2 in Saint-Petersburg. The first patient had a posterior mediastinum tumor with asymptomatic disease course. The second patient was with recurrent catamenial pneumothorax. Keywords

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endometriosisthoracic_endometriosis

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Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Endometriosis Pneumothorax Pneumothorax Pneumothorax Thoracic Diseases Thoracic Diseases Thoracic Diseases Thoracic Diseases Thoracic Diseases Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted Adult Female Humans Mediastinum Mediastinum Middle Aged

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