A 39 years old woman with thoracic endometriosis presents with recurrent catamenial Pneumothorax: A case report.
Recurrent catamenial pneumothorax (RCP) is an infrequent medical condition predominantly affecting women of reproductive age. It is characterized by the repeated occurrence of pneumothorax, resulting in either partial or complete …
Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology of Cutaneous Endometriosis: A Series of 17 Cases with Literature Review.
Cutaneous endometriosis, a rare entity, is a type of extra pelvic endometriosis observed in 0.5%-1% of women. The most common sites include the abdominal wall, umbilicus, vulva, and extremities. It …
Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of endometriosis and its clinical manifestations in ~1.4 million women: translating gene discovery into pathogenic mechanisms and therapeutic targets.
We conducted a multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of endometriosis and adenomyosis in almost 1.4 million women, including 105,869 cases, aiming to expand endometriosis loci discovery across ancestries, dissect symptom-specific effects, …
Dysfunction of natural killer cells promotes immune escape and disease progression in endometriosis.
Endometriosis (EMs) is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by dysregulated innate immunity, particularly impaired cytotoxic function of natural killer (NK) cells. As pivotal effectors of the innate immune response, NK …