Thoracic endometriosis: rare presentation as a solitary pulmonary nodule with eccentric cavitations

Chih‐Hsin Lee, C-H Lee, Y-C Huang, S-F Huang, Y.-F. Wu, Y-K Wu, K-T Kuo
Thorax · 2009 · vol. 64(10) , pp. 919–920 · doi:10.1136/thx.2008.111294 · PMID:19786721 · W2082524010
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This case report describes a 41-year-old woman with a rare presentation of thoracic endometriosis as a solitary pulmonary nodule with eccentric cavitations, manifesting as monthly hemoptysis.

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A 41-year-old woman who suffered from monthly haemoptysis for >16 years was referred to a chest surgeon due to an abnormal chest radiograph. The haemoptysis usually occurred on the first day of her menses and lasted ∼3 days. She had poliomyelitis during her childhood and underwent two caesarean sections about two decades previously. There was no prior history of dysmenorrhoeal or abnormal vaginal bleeding. Physical examinations and laboratory investigations were unremarkable. The chest radiograph (fig 1A) showed a right lower lobe nodule. CT scan …

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endometriosisthoracic_endometriosis

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Endometriosis Hemoptysis Lung Neoplasms Menstruation Disturbances Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Adult Endometriosis Endometriosis Female Hemoptysis Humans Lung Neoplasms Lung Neoplasms Lung Neoplasms Menstruation Disturbances Menstruation Disturbances Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Solitary Pulmonary Nodule Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted

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