title: Catamenial pneumothorax caused by endometriosis in the visceral pleura.
abstract: Catamenial pneumothorax is a rare clinical entity of unknown etiology. The most well known hypothesis is passage of air from the genital tract through endometrial fenestrations in the diaphragm. Although some reports are associated with diaphragmatic endometriosis, few have been confirmed endometrial implants in the visceral pleura. We describe a very rare case of catamenial pneumothorax caused by ectopic endometriosis in the visceral pleura confirmed histopathologically in a woman 1-year after hysterectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Surgery, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan. saka784@lycos.jp
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohmori
authors.forename: Hidefumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takei
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000379:methods; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016729:Leuprolide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010507:Periodicity; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012008:Recurrence; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D016729:Leuprolide