title: [Endometriosis externa thoracalis].
abstract: The incidence of endometriosis is between eight and 15 percent among sexually mature women, with peaks being in the third and fourth decades of age. External thoracic endometriosis is associated with implantation of endometrial tissue into lung, pleura, bronchial system, and diaphragm. Major indicators symptoms of thoracal endometriosis include haemoptysis, thorax pain, recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax, and haemorrhagic pleural effusion, with all these manifestations being temporally coordinated with menstruation. Bronchoscopy and radiography are used for diagnosis, while surgery, hormonal treatment, and radiotherapy are used for therapeutic action. One patient with systemic endometriosis is reported in greater detail in this paper.
authors: Klinik für Lungenkrankheiten und Tuberkulose, Bereichs Medizin, Karl-Marx-Universität Leipzig.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Gräbner
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Seidel
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Weber
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000002:abnormalities; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000150:complications; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities
vernacular_title: Beitrag zur Endometriosis externa thoracalis.