Bilateral pleural endometriosis

Kriengsak Dhanaworavibul, Jitti Hanprasertpong, Sopon Cheewadhanaraks, Rakchai Buhachat
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research · 2006 · vol. 32(1) , pp. 86–89 · doi:10.1111/j.1447-0756.2006.00356.x · PMID:16445531 · W2109597650
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This case report describes a 40-year-old woman with bilateral hemothorax and catamenial chest pain due to a rare instance of thoracic endometriosis with pleural implants.

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Abstract

The patient was a 40-year-old woman with a 1-year history of catamenial chest pain and a recent bilateral hemothorax. She underwent a left thoracotomy for surgical pleurodesis, and a pleural biopsy. Subsequently, she had a hysterectomy in conjunction with an oophorectomy. The pathologic investigation of the pleura revealed an endometrial implant. The postoperative course was uneventful with no recurrence of hemothorax and chest pain during the first 6 months and at the patient's follow-up. This is a very rare case of a patient with thoracic endometriosis presenting with bilateral hemothorax.

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mesh:D004715endometriosisthoracic_endometriosis

MeSH descriptors

Endometriosis Hemothorax Pleural Diseases Adult Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Hemothorax Humans Pleura Pleura Pleura Pleural Diseases Pleural Diseases Radiography

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