title: What we see is not what we get in catamenial haemoptysis.
abstract: Catamenial haemoptysis is rare entity, a part of thoracic endometriosis syndrome. We present a young woman who was timely diagnosed, successfully treated using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and pathologically confirmed the case. The change in lung parenchyma over time in the computed tomography is highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: M-S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Y-H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Y-C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: M-J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: H-P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013577:Syndrome; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed