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

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, bl...

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Published in:European journal of medical research 2013-05, Vol.18 (1), p.13-13, Article 13
Main Authors: Huang, Haidong, Li, Chen, Zarogoulidis, Paul, Darwiche, Kaid, Machairiotis, Nikolaos, Yang, Lixin, Simoff, Michael, Celis, Eduardo, Zhao, Tiejun, Zarogoulidis, Konstantinos, Katsikogiannis, Nikolaos, Hohenforst-Schmidt, Wolfgang, Li, Qiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Case Report
Development and progression
Endometriosis
Endometriosis - diagnostic imaging
Endometriosis - pathology
Female
Humans
Lung - diagnostic imaging
Lung - pathology
Menstruation
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2047-783X
0949-2321
2047-783X
DOI:10.1186/2047-783X-18-13