Original Article: PDF OnlyPleural and Parenchymal Pulmonary EndometriosisFOSTER, D C MD; STERN, J L MD; BUSCEMA, J MD; ROCK, J A MD; WOODRUFF, J D MD Author Information Frow the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland Obstetrics & Gynecology: November 1981 - Volume 58 - Issue 5 - p 552-556 Buy Abstract Sixty-five cases of pulmonary endometriosis are reviewed for characteristics of age, parity, prior surgery, prior endometriosis, location of pulmonary disease, and documentation of disease. Two categories of pulmonary endometriosis are defined: 1) pleural and 2) parenchymal. Age, history of pelvic endometriosis, and location of disease were found to be significantly different between the 2 groups © 1981 The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
