Endometriosis of the lung: report of a case and literature review

Haidong Huang, Chen Li, Paul Zarogoulidis, Kaid Darwiche, Nikolaos Machairiotis, Lixin Yang, Michael Simoff, Eduardo Celis, Tiejun Zhao, Konstantinos Zarogoulidis, Nikolaos Katsikogiannis, Wolfgang Hohenforst-Schmidt, Wolfgang Hohenforst‐Schmidt, Qiang Li
European journal of medical research · 2013 · vol. 18(1) , pp. 13 · doi:10.1186/2047-783x-18-13 · PMID:23634803 · PMC3644229 · W2136121597
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This case report details a 29-year-old woman diagnosed with lung endometriosis presenting as periodic hemoptysis, confirmed by imaging, bronchoscopy, and histopathology, and successfully treated with lingular lobectomy.

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Abstract

This paper reports a case of endometriosis of the lung in a 29-year-old woman with long-term periodic catamenial hemoptysis. A chest computed tomography image obtained during menstruation revealed a radiographic opaque lesion in the lingular segment of the left superior lobe. During bronchoscopy, bleeding in the mucosa of the distal bronchus of the lingular segment of the left superior lobe was observed. Histopathology subsequent to an exploratory thoracotomy confirmed the diagnosis of endometriosis of the left lung. The 2-year follow-up after lingular lobectomy of the left superior lobe showed no recurrence or complications.

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endometriosis

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Endometriosis Lung Adult Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Humans Lung Lung Menstruation Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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