A case of thoracic endometriosis-related pneumothorax in a menopausal woman

Thoracic endometriosis-related pneumothorax (TERP) or thoracic endometriosis syndrome (TES) usually occurs in women of childbearing age and affects the right thorax. Menopausal and left-sided cases are rare. A case of left-sided TERP in a postmenopausal woman after adjuvant endocrine therapy for bre...

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Published in:General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2020-12, Vol.68 (12), p.1584-1586
Main Authors: Yukumi, Shungo, Suzuki, Hideaki, Morimoto, Masamitsu, Shigematsu, Hisayuki, Sugimoto, Ryujiro, Sakao, Nobuhiko, Abe, Masahiro, Watanabe, Akira, Kitazawa, Sohei, Sano, Yoshifumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiology
Case Report
Chest tubes
Diaphragm
Diaphragm (Anatomy)
Endometriosis
Endometriosis - complications
Endometriosis - diagnosis
Endometriosis - surgery
Estrogens
Female
Hormone replacement therapy
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Menopause
Menstruation
Middle Aged
Patients
Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax - diagnostic imaging
Pneumothorax - etiology
Pneumothorax - surgery
Surgical Oncology
Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
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Summary:Thoracic endometriosis-related pneumothorax (TERP) or thoracic endometriosis syndrome (TES) usually occurs in women of childbearing age and affects the right thorax. Menopausal and left-sided cases are rare. A case of left-sided TERP in a postmenopausal woman after adjuvant endocrine therapy for breast cancer is reported. A 51-year-old woman underwent video-assisted thoracic surgery for recurrent left pneumothorax. Immunohistological examination of the resected specimen from the apical bleb and a diaphragmatic blueberry spot demonstrated thoracic endometriosis. Even in the case of a left-sided pneumothorax in a menopausal woman, clinicians should be aware of the possibility of TERP.
ISSN:1863-6705
1863-6713
DOI:10.1007/s11748-020-01381-8