Endometriosis can occur outside the pelvis, including in the abdomen and chest.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent peer-reviewed clinical sources and case reports describing extragenital and thoracic endometriosis, consistent with established medical literature. [tier=gold indep_score=0.867 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=partial (upstreams: Thoracic Endometriosis Syndrome (TES) case report literature, various clinical cohort and case studies (e.g., PMC reviews, ClinicalTrials.gov studies)) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=empirical eligibility=high]
Sources
- Endometriosis (seed:anatomy_and_medical_oddities)
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6684338/ (corroboration)
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11604425/ (corroboration)
- https://www.ctsnet.org/article-video/recurrent-pneumothorax-due-diaphragmatic-endometriosis-case-report/ (corroboration)
- https://endometriosisaustralia.org/endometriosis-of-the-diaphragm-and-the-chest/ (corroboration)