Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2000 Jun;33(6):518-520.

Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma of the Lung: one case report

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Hallym Univ., Medical College.
  • 2Department of Pathology, Hallym Univ., Medical College.

Abstract

Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma is a rate low-grade malignant salivary neoplasm that usually occurs in the parotid gland but can also arise in minor salivary glands. We report a case of a primary epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the lung neoplasm. The patient was 48-year-old women who presented with dry cough of 1 month duration. A right middle lobe endobronchial lesion was identified bronchoscopically. The bilobectomy of RML & RLL was performed, the pathologic result was epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma.

Keyword

Lung neoplasm; Carcinoma

MeSH Terms

Cough
Female
Humans
Lung Neoplasms
Lung*
Middle Aged
Parotid Gland
Salivary Glands, Minor
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