Udoh Kubiat E, Udoh Andikan E, Vallabhaneni Maithri, Busa Vishal, Surakanti Shravani
Internal Medicine, Baton Rouge General, Baton Rouge, USA.
Internal Medicine, Baton Rouge General, Louisiana, USA.
Cureus. 2024 Aug 19;16(8):e67235. doi: 10.7759/cureus.67235. eCollection 2024 Aug.
Extragenital endometriosis is not a common occurrence. Its diagnosis is often delayed, which leads to further complications and recurrent hospitalizations. In this report, we present a case of a 37-year-old African American female diagnosed with thoracic endometriosis who initially presented with a two-week duration of progressive shortness of breath. The diagnosis of this patient posed a dilemma as there was initial suspicion of ovarian cancer and Meig's syndrome, which can have similar presentations.
生殖器外子宫内膜异位症并不常见。其诊断往往会延迟,这会导致进一步的并发症和反复住院。在本报告中,我们介绍了一例37岁的非裔美国女性,她被诊断为胸段子宫内膜异位症,最初表现为进行性气短两周。该患者的诊断存在两难境地,因为最初怀疑是卵巢癌和梅格斯综合征,它们可能有相似的表现。