Chronic Recurring Spontaneous Pneumothorax Due to Endometriosis of the Diaphragm

Maurer, Elmer R.

doi:10.1001/jama.1958.63000150008012c

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“…In 2004, KOROM et al [1] outlined the frequent lack of recognition of TE. The mean¡SD number of recurrences before definitive diagnosis and treatment was 5.1¡6.0 (several reports listed .30 recurrences before treatment [2][3][4]). Indeed, when TE is investigated in females of reproductive age with a spontaneous pneumothorax, even when the pneumothorax occurs outside the menstrual period, the mean rate of TE is 25-30% [5,6].…”

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Value of cancer antigen 125 for diagnosis of pleural endometriosis in females with recurrent pneumothorax

Bagan

Berna

Assouad³

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European Respiratory Journal

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Value of cancer antigen 125 for diagnosis of pleural endometriosis in females with recurrent pneumothorax

Bagan

Berna

Assouad³

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European Respiratory Journal

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“…While some reports have stated that the stimulation of estrogen receptor β(ERβ) by estradiol leads to proliferation of lung cancer cells 6) , another report stated that hormone exposure is not associated with lung cancer risk 7) . Catamenial pneumothorax is defined as recurrent pneumothorax that occurs during menstruation and was first described by Mauer in 1958 8) . The right hemithorax is affected in 90% to 95% of cases 9) .…”

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“…The right hemithorax is affected in 90% to 95% of cases 9) . Its mechanisms are controversial, and hypotheses include (a) passage of intraperitoneal air through a diaphragmatic defect 8) , (b) alveolar rupture caused by a subpleural endometrial implant 10) , and (c) alveolar rupture due to bronchial spasm caused by prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) 11) . Although small defects in the diaphragm and ectopic endometrial tissue were detected in the present patient, the pneumothorax originated from the rupture of a small bulla of the middle lobe.…”

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Incidental Early Lung Adenocarcinoma After Surgery for Catamenial Pneumothorax

Higuchi

Yamaura

Kanno

et al. 2012

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:A 40 -year -old female patient underwent surgery at our hospital for recurrent pneumothorax. A defect on the right diaphragm was diagnosed as ectopic endometriosis. However, air leakage continued 2 days after surgery. Chest computed tomography identified a 5 -mm ground glass opacity in the right S3 field, suggestive of lung cancer. Ten days after the initial surgery, she underwent curative surgery for both pneumothorax and the lung tumor. The tumor was diagnosed as bronchioloalveolar carcinoma, but no other endometriosis was identified. The patient has remained well with no recurrence of lung cancer or pneumothorax since the second surgery.

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“…1 Catamenial pneumothorax was first described by Maurer et al in 1958. 2 The reported incidence of catamenial pneumothorax among the spontaneous pneumothoraces is 3-6%, but the actual incidence is 25-30%, because catamenial pneumothorax is under-diagnosed. 1,[3][4][5][6] Although catamenial pneumothorax is clinically similar to the other primary spontaneous pneumothoraces, it is distinguished by being observed in women of reproductive age and by recurrence in menstrual periods.…”

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