Pulmonary Endometriosis - a Rare Differential Diagnosis of Lung Cancer

Agita Jukna, Ilze Štrumfa, Inese Drike, Andrejs Vanags, Jānis Gardovskis
In: Acta Chirurgica Latviensis · 2014 · vol. 14(1) , pp. 38–40 · doi:10.2478/chilat-2014-0108 · W2101625193
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This paper reports a morphologically proven, surgically treated case of pulmonary endometriosis in a 50-year-old woman, highlighting its potential as a differential diagnosis for lung cancer.

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The paper reports a single, morphologically proven and surgically treated case of pulmonary endometriosis in a 50-year-old woman, framed as a differential diagnosis for nodular lung lesions that can otherwise resemble lung cancer. It notes that endometriosis typically involves pelvic tissues but can occur at extra-pelvic sites including the lungs, with extra-pelvic disease described as most common in females aged 35–40 years. A key limitation is that the evidence is limited to a case report without broader study of prevalence, mechanisms, or outcomes beyond this individual patient. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — specifically pulmonary endometriosis presenting as a lung cancer-like nodular lesion.

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Summary Endometriosis is characterised by the presence of ectopic functional endometrial tissue outside the uterus. The disease most frequently affects pelvic tissues and organs but any site can be involved including gastrointestinal tract, lungs and other organs. Extra-pelvic endometriosis mostly occurs in females aged 35–40 years. Here we report a well-documented, morphologically proved and surgically treated case of pulmonary endometriosis in a 50-year-old woman in order to heighten the awareness of endometriosis as the differential diagnosis for nodular lung lesions.
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Pulmonary Endometriosis - a Rare Differential Diagnosis of Lung Cancer Abstract Endometriosis is characterised by the presence of ectopic functional endometrial tissue outside the uterus. The disease most frequently affects pelvic tissues and organs but any site can be involved including gastrointestinal tract, lungs and other organs. Extra-pelvic endometriosis mostly occurs in females aged 35–40 years. Here we report a well-documented, morphologically proved and surgically treated case of pulmonary endometriosis in a 50-year-old woman in order to heighten the awareness of endometriosis as the differential diagnosis for nodular lung lesions. © 2014 Agita Jukna, Ilze Strumfa, Inese Drike, Andrejs Vanags, Janis Gardovskis, published by Riga Stradins University This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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