title: Recurrent chest pain, as a presenting sign of ovarian endometrioma.
abstract: Chest pain is a rare sign of thoracal endometriosis associated with endometrioma of the tubo-ovarian endometrioma. We report the case periodic episodes of chest pain concurrent with menstruation in a 35-year-old female, in which ovarian endometrioma was diagnosed and left-sided oophorectomy was performed. After surgery, patient underwent medical treatment which included a Gn-RH agonist and a combined oral contraceptive. In the follow-up period, there was no evidence of chest pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Izmir Bozyaka Teaching and Research Hospital, 35540 Izmir, Turkey.
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authors.initials: M
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authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oztekin
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oztekin
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