A Rare Case of Hemoptysis: Intrapulmonary Cavitary Lesion Appearing as a Thoracic Endometriosis

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 repor...

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Main Authors: Ali Celik, Ertan Aydın, Ulku Yazıcı, Yetkin Agackıran, Nurettin Karaoglanoglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/351305