Thoracic Endometriosis Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Azizad-Pinto, Parisa; Clarke, David E.

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“…However, with medical treatment alone, recurrence of the disease is very common in even up to 50% of patients [6]. Thus, the effectiveness of combination therapy with operation and adjuvant medication has been reported [1213]. In a single-center analysis of 15 patients, the authors emphasized the importance of adjuvant therapy by using the GnRH agonist following thoracoscopic surgery.…”

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Catamenial hemoptysis accompanied by subcutaneous endometriosis treated with combination therapy

Jang

Kim

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Obstet Gynecol Sci

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Extra pelvic endometriosis is considered to be rare. This paper reports a case of catamenial hemoptysis accompanied by subcutaneous endometriosis in 26-year-old woman. A computed tomography scan of the chest revealed a focal ground-glass opacity lesion in the posterior segment of the right upper lobe. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of endometriosis of right lung and concurrent subcutaneous endometriosis. She was treated with surgical resection of the endometriosis lesions on two different sites and perioperative gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist therapy. The 6-month follow-up after combination treatment showed no recurrence. Though long-term follow-up result is needed, aggressive treatment using combination treatment (surgery and perioperative medication) should be considered for symptomatic extra pelvic endometriosis.

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Catamenial hemoptysis accompanied by subcutaneous endometriosis treated with combination therapy

Jang

Kim

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Obstet Gynecol Sci

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“…31 Animals and humans with endometriosis often have multi-centric lesions affecting the colon, urinary bladder, and abdominal organs, such as the liver, spleen, and diaphragm, with occasional invasion of the retroperitoneum and migration into the thorax and lungs. 5,6 The prevalence of endometriosis within the SPF breeding colony was 9%, while it was only 1% in the full WNPRC colony. The age distribution in the SPF breeding colony was as follows: 1% in juvenile (<5 years), 59% in breeding age adults (5–20 years), 25% in geriatric (20–25 years), and 15% in aged (>25 years).…”

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Age-Associated Pathology in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Simmons

2016

Vet Pathol

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The rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) is one of the most extensively used nonhuman primate models for human diseases. This article presents a literature review focusing on major organ systems and age-associated conditions in humans and primates, combined with information from the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center Electronic Health Record database to highlight and contrast age-associated lesions in geriatric rhesus macaques with younger cohorts. Rhesus macaques are excellent models for age-associated conditions, including diabetes, osteoarthritis, endometriosis, visual accommodation, hypertension, osteoporosis, and amyloidosis. Adenocarcinoma of the large intestine (ileocecocolic junction, cecum, and colon) is the most common spontaneous neoplasm in the rhesus macaque. A combination of cross-sectional and longitudinal studies is required to truly define mechanisms of maturation, aging, and the pathology of age-associated conditions in macaques and thus humans. The rhesus macaque is and will continue to be an appropriate and valuable model for investigation of the mechanisms and treatment of age-associated diseases.

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“…With medical treatment alone, hemoptysis in CH recurs in up to 50% of patients [16]. Considering the pathogenesis of TES, inhibiting estrogen stimulation by removing endometrial tissue is reasonable and recent studies support the efficacy of combined surgical and medical therapy [8,17] In conclusion, despite recent advances in diagnostic techniques, CH is not easy to diagnose in the ED due to the scarcity of cases and its nonspecific examination results. However, recurrent hemoptysis due to CH causes not only patient anxiety and discomfort but may also cause asphyxia or massive hemoptysis.…”

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“…CH was first reported by Lattes et al in 1956 and approximately 74 cases have been reported in the English literature since that time [7]. Unlike other forms of TES, pleuritic chest pain is not a common clinical presentation and symptoms may not occur with every menstrual cycle [8]. Fatal hemoptysis from CH has not yet been reported but it may cause life-threatening asphyxiation.…”

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“…Because most pathological lesions are located around the lung parenchyma, the role of bronchoscopy in diagnosis is limited [12]. Currently, VATS, which can directly observe the lung parenchyma, is the preferred method for histologic diagnosis; however, this method is invasive and can lead to complications [8]. CH is diagnosed by identification of the characteristic cyclic hemoptysis associated with menstruation after excluding other pulmonary causes of hemoptysis, for which treatment can be started on that basis [3].…”

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Recurrent hemoptysis in a 26-year-old woman with a ground-glass opacity lesion of the lung

Kim

Park

2020

Yeungnam Univ J Med

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Hemoptysis is a major reason for emergency department (ED) visits. Catamenial hemoptysis (CH), a rare condition of thoracic endometriosis, can cause recurrent hemoptysis but is difficult to diagnose in the ED due to the scarcity of cases and nonspecific clinical findings. We report a case of a 26-year-old woman who presented to the ED with recurrent hemoptysis since 2 years without a definite cause. Her vital signs and blood test findings were unremarkable. Chest computed tomography (CT) did not show any specific lesions other than a non-specific ground-glass opacity pattern in her right lung. She was on day 4 of her menstrual cycle and her hemoptysis frequently occurred during menstruation. Although there was no histological confirmation, based on her history of hemoptysis during menstruation and no other cause of the hemoptysis, the patient was tentatively diagnosed with CH and was administered gonadotropin-releasing hormone. She had no recurrence of hemoptysis for 3 months. While CH is difficult to diagnose in the ED, the patient's recurrent hemoptysis related to menstruation was a clue to the presence of CH. Therefore, physicians should determine the relationship between hemoptysis and menstruation for women of childbearing age presenting with repeated hemoptysis without a definite cause.

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Thoracic Endometriosis Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Cited by 55 publications

References 40 publications

Catamenial hemoptysis accompanied by subcutaneous endometriosis treated with combination therapy

Catamenial hemoptysis accompanied by subcutaneous endometriosis treated with combination therapy

Age-Associated Pathology in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Recurrent hemoptysis in a 26-year-old woman with a ground-glass opacity lesion of the lung

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