A case report of thoracic endometriosis - A rare cause of haemothorax.
BACKGROUND
The presence of endometrial tissue in airways, pleura and lung parenchyma is called thoracic endometriosis syndrome (TES). It is a rare pathology, and typically consists of catamenial pneumothorax, haemothorax, haemoptysis, and pulmonary nodules. We report a case of a 36-year-old woman with thoracic endometriosis causing catamenial haemothorax.


CONCLUSIONS
The diagnosis of thoracic endometriosis is complicated and often delayed. TES should be suspected in a reproductive age woman with exacerbating symptoms during the menstruation. Treatment may be medical and surgical.
Department of Surgery, Medical Academy, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Lina
L
Pankratjevaite
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medical Academy, Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania. Electronic address: dsamiatina@yahoo.de.
Diana
D
Samiatina-Morkuniene
Case report; Catamenial haemothorax; Pleural effusion; Thoracic endometriosis syndrome