title: Histopathological diagnosis of endobronchial endometriosis treated with argon laser.
abstract: The authors present a case of endobronchial endometriosis with catamenial haemoptysis. The lesion was diagnosed as endobronchial endometriosis based on histopathological examination of a bronchial biopsy from the right second carina. Fibreoptic bronchoscopic examination revealed a tiny hyperaemic submucosal area with bleeding and a brown-coloured diverticulum at bottom of this lesion encompassing a 2-cm2 area at the right second carina. Multiplanar reconstructions of a spiral CT scan revealed a 0.5-cm lesion that looked like a diverticulum at the right second carina. The patient was treated with argon laser at bronchoscopy. Following treatment, the patient has been asymptomatic with no recurrence of haemoptysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, SSK Sureyyapasa Center for Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey. mkozvaran97@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mustafa K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Ozvaran
authors.forename: Reha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baran
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Soğukpmar
authors.forename: Ozlem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Uzman
authors.forename: Kahraman
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sahin
authors.forename: Inci
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kocadelioglu
authors.forename: Ferda
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Aksoy
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Altun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography