[A case of catamenial pneumothorax with elevated level of serum CA 125]. 1996

K Kokubo, and K Inaba, and H Takei, and H Matsuo, and K Inoue, and H Tatsugami, and T Ushiyama, and Y Katagiri, and K Tateyama, and Y Ozeki, and N Matsubara
Department of Surgery, National Tohsei Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.

A 40-year old woman had experienced repeated spontaneous pneumothorax on the right side at the beginning of each menstrual period for one year. The level of serum CA125 was high at 60 ng/ml. Right thoracotomy revealed the presence of multiple darkly-pigmented spots and several pinhole like perforations near the central tendon of the diaphragm. The partial resection of the diaphragm was done, endometrial tissues were detected histologically. Tha patient has been asymptomatic after operation and the level of serum CA125 is normal.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008598 Menstruation The periodic shedding of the ENDOMETRIUM and associated menstrual bleeding in the MENSTRUAL CYCLE of humans and primates. Menstruation is due to the decline in circulating PROGESTERONE, and occurs at the late LUTEAL PHASE when LUTEOLYSIS of the CORPUS LUTEUM takes place.
D011030 Pneumothorax An accumulation of air or gas in the PLEURAL CAVITY, which may occur spontaneously or as a result of trauma or a pathological process. The gas may also be introduced deliberately during PNEUMOTHORAX, ARTIFICIAL. Pneumothorax, Primary Spontaneous,Pressure Pneumothorax,Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax,Spontaneous Pneumothorax,Tension Pneumothorax,Pneumothorax, Pressure,Pneumothorax, Spontaneous,Pneumothorax, Tension,Spontaneous Pneumothorax, Primary
D004715 Endometriosis A condition in which functional endometrial tissue is present outside the UTERUS. It is often confined to the PELVIS involving the OVARY, the ligaments, cul-de-sac, and the uterovesical peritoneum. Endometrioma,Endometriomas,Endometrioses
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D018394 CA-125 Antigen A carbohydrate antigen that occurs in tumors of the ovary as well as in breast, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract tumors and normal tissue. While it is tumor-associated, it is not tumor-specific and may have a protective function against particles and infectious agents at mucosal surfaces. Antigen CA-125,CA 125 Antigen,Mucin-16,Antigen CA 125,Antigen, CA 125,Antigen, CA-125,Mucin 16

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