title: A rare case of hemoptysis: intrapulmonary cavitary lesion appearing as a thoracic endometriosis.
abstract: Pulmonary endometriosis is a rarely seen disease of the lung. On computed tomography, a cavitary lesion of 15 × 26 in size was detected in the lung parenchyma of a 38-year-old female patient who was examined due to hemoptysis. The pathologic result of the surgically excised cavitary lesion was reported as pulmonary endometriosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ataturk Chest Disease and Thoracic Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Kecioren, 06280 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Celik
authors.forename: Ertan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aydın
authors.forename: Ulku
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yazıcı
authors.forename: Yetkin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Agackıran
authors.forename: Nurettin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Karaoglanoglu