title: Endometriosis in two sisters with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present two cases of endometriosis in patients with Glanzmann's thrombasthenia (GT) and discuss the underlying pathophysiology of endometriosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Gynecology practice in a university teaching hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two sisters, aged 24 and 28 years, previously diagnosed as having GT.
  
  
  METHODS
  Surgical exploration.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pathologic examination of surgical specimens was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A diagnosis of endometriosis was confirmed pathologically for two sisters previously diagnosed as having GT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Women with GT seem to represent an important human model of endometriosis from which important data on the pathophysiology of endometriosis can be acquired.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
authors: Erkan
authors: E
authors: Alatas
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey. Electronic address: ozeroztekin@gmail.com.
authors: Ozer
authors: O
authors: Oztekin
authors: Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.
authors: Sibel Kabukcu
authors: SK
authors: Hacioglu
mesh_terms: D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D035781:Siblings; D013915:Thrombasthenia / Q000150:complications*; D055815:Young Adult