Spontaneous Pneumothorax associated with Thoracic Endometriosis - Report of a case-

흉부 자궁내막증에 의한 자연 기흉 - 1예 보고 -

  • Cho Jung Soo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University) ;
  • Kim Young Sam (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University) ;
  • Kim Joung Taek (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University) ;
  • Baek Wan Ki (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University) ;
  • Lee Kyung Hi (Department of Diagnostic Radiology, College of Medicine, Inha University) ;
  • Kim Lucia (Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Inha University) ;
  • Kim Kwang Ho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Inha University)
  • 조정수 (인하대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 김영삼 (인하대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 김정택 (인하대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 백완기 (인하대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 이경희 (인하대학교 의과대학 진단방사선과학교실) ;
  • 김루시아 (인하대학교 의과대학 해부병리학교실) ;
  • 김광호 (인하대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 2005.07.01

Abstract

Pneumothorax associated with thoracic endometriosis is a rare clinical entity and it is called catamenial pneumothorax if the recurrence of pneumothorax is related to the period of menstruation. Several hypotheses about its pathogenesis are suggested including spontaneous rupture of the bulla, endometrial implants of the visceral pleura, and passage of air from the genital tract through endometrial fenestration of the diaphragm. Pneumothorax is associated with chest pain and dyspnea within 72 hours of the onset of menses in young women and developed usually at right side. We report a case of 32-year-old woman who had bilateral pneumothorax and thoracic endometriosis confirmed histopathologically in the visceral pleura by thoracotomy.

흉부 자궁내막증에 의한 기흉은 드문 질환으로 일반적으로 월경과 연관되어 재발하여 발생하는 경우 월경성 기흉(Catamenial pneumothorax)으로 명명된다. 발생 기전은 아직 명확히 밝혀지지 않았으나, 단순 폐기포의 파열, 장측 늑막에 형성된 자궁내막조직에 의하여 발생된 경우, 횡격막에 형성된 자궁내막조직에 의한 횡격막결손부위를 통한 공기의 이동 등으로 설명되고 있다. 전형적인 월경성 기흉은 주로 30-40대 여성에서 월경 후 48-72시간 안에 발생하며 편측성으로 우측에 호발하는 것으로 알려지고 있다. 본 저자들은 양측 성으로 발생한 자발성 기흉 환자에서 시행한 개흉술로 절제된 폐의 병리조직검사 소견상 '자궁내막증(endometriosis)'으로 확진된 1예를 경험하였기에 보고한다.

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