Clinical and pathological analysis of pulmonary endometriosis_Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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YUAN Dan , XIA Jinhua , JI Qing ,  WANG Jinjing

Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, 563000, Guizhou, P. R. China;

Corresponding author：

WANG Jinjing, Email: jinjingw2018@163.com

Keywords：

Pulmonary endometriosis; catamenial hemoptysis; pathological characteristics; thoracoscopic wedge resection of lung; case report

DOI：

10.7507/1007-4848.202306005

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Pulmonary endometriosis (PEM) is a rare disease, which is diagnosed according to typical clinical manifestations, imaging characteristics and histopathological characteristics. This paper reports the clinical data, pathological characteristics, treatment and follow-up of 3 patients with PEM admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University. Combined with the related literature of PEM, the clinicopathological analysis, differential diagnosis and treatment methods are discussed. To improve clinical and pathological doctors' understanding of pulmonary Endometriosis.

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2. Chauhan S, More A, Chauhan V, et al. Endometriosis: A review of clinical diagnosis, treatment, and pathogenesis. Cureus, 2022, 14(9): e28864.
3. Andres MP, Arcoverde FVL, Souza CCC, et al. Extrapelvic endometriosis: A systematic review. J Minim Invasive Gynecol, 2020, 27(2): 373-389.
4. Tong SS, Yin XY, Hu SS, et al. Case report of pulmonary endometriosis and review of the literature. J Int Med Res, 2019, 47(4): 1766-1770.
5. Nezhat C, Lindheim SR, Backhus L, et al. Thoracic endometriosis syndrome: A review of diagnosis and management. JSLS, 2019, 23(3): e2019.00029.
6. Mecha E, Makunja R, Maoga JB, et al. The importance of stromal endometriosis in thoracic endometriosis. Cells, 2021, 10(1): 180.
7. Yovich JL, Rowlands PK, Lingham S, et al. Pathogenesis of endometriosis: Look no further than John Sampson. Reprod Biomed Online, 2020, 40(1): 7-11.
8. Hilaris GE, Payne CK, Osias J, et al. Synchronous rectovaginal, urinary bladder, and pulmonary endometriosis. JSLS. 2005; 9(1): 78-82.
9. Hirata T, Koga K, Osuga Y. Extra-pelvic endometriosis: A review. Reprod Med Biol, 2020, 19: 323-333.
10. Verhulst E, Bafort C, Tomassetti C, et al. Endometriotic lung cyst causing catamenial hemoptysis; a case report and review of literature. Acta Chir Belg, 2022, 122(6): 432-437.
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12. Huang Q, Huang S, Jiang J, et al. Clinical and radiographic characteristics in pulmonary endometriosis: Based on five cases. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol, 2015, 42(3): 336-338.
13. Zanetti G, Hochhegger B, Marchiori E. Pulmonary endometriosis: An unusual cause of hemoptysis. J Bras Pneumol, 2020, 46(4): e20190335.
14. Mulette P, Jacquet A, Durlach A, et al. Pulmonary cavitations with increased 18F-FDG uptake revealing a thoracic endometriosis: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore), 2021, 100(42): e27550.
15. Fukuda S, Hirata T, Neriishi K, et al. Thoracic endometriosis syndrome: Comparison between catamenial pneumothorax or endometriosis-related pneumothorax and catamenial hemoptysis. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol, 2018, 225: 118-123.
16. Wei JG, Zhang XW, Wang H, et al. Pulmonary endometriosis without respiratory symptoms: Report of a case. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi, 2020, 49(10): 1077-1079.
17. 张帆, 吴斌, 方威, 等. 子宫切除术后肺子宫内膜异位症1例并文献复习. 临床肺科杂志, 2021, 26(11): 1777-1779.
18. Azizad-Pinto P, Clarke D. Thoracic endometriosis syndrome: Case report and review of the literature. Perm J, 2014, Summer,18(3): 61-65.
19. Scarfone G, Bergamini A, Noli S, et al. Characteristics of clear cell ovarian cancer arising from endometriosis: A two center cohort study. Gynecol Oncol, 2014, 133(3): 480-484.
20. Kim CH, Lee DY, Moon DH, et al. Percutaneous cryoablation of multiple pulmonary endometriosis. J Chest Surg, 2021, 54(1): 75-78.
21. Hwang SM, Lee CW, Lee BS, et al. Clinical features of thoracic endometriosis: A single center analysis. Obstet Gynecol Sci, 2015, 58(3): 223-231.

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