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Endometriosis presenting as bloody pleural effusion and ascites-report of a case and review of the literature

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A 34 year-old female presented with blood-stained pleural effusion and ascites. Investigation revealed a pelvic mass. She underwent exploratory laparotomy, and was found to have endometriosis. Total abdominal hysterectomy and right salpingo-oophorectomy was performed.

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  1. New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, , , , ,

    Jalpa Bhojawala

  2. Department of Pathology-UH/E141, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark NJ 07103, USA e-mail: hellerds@umdnj.edu; Tel.: 973–972–0751; , Fax: 973–972–5724, , , , , , US

    D. S. Heller

  3. Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, Newark, NJ, , , , ,

    Bernadette Cracchiolo & Jahir Sama

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Received: June 1999 / Accepted: 8 November 1999

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Bhojawala, J., Heller, D., Cracchiolo, B. et al. Endometriosis presenting as bloody pleural effusion and ascites-report of a case and review of the literature. Arch Gynecol Obstet 264, 39–41 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00007484

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