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Vol.78 No.4
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A Rare Case of Bronchial Epithelial- Myoepithelial Carcinoma with Solid Lobular Growth in a 53-Year-Old Woman

Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases,
2015, v.78 no.4, pp.428-431






& (2015). A Rare Case of Bronchial Epithelial- Myoepithelial Carcinoma with Solid Lobular Growth in a 53-Year-Old Woman. Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases, 78(4), 428-431.
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Abstract

Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC) of lung is a minor subset of salivary type carcinoma of lung of known low grade malignancy. Histologically, two-cell components forming duct-like structure with inner epithelial cell layer and outer myoepithelial cell layer are characteristics of EMC. In salivary gland, dedifferentiation of conventional low grade malignancy has been reported and is thought to be related with poor prognosis. However, precise histomorphology and prognostic factors of pulmonary EMC have not been clarified due to its rarity. Herein, we reported a rare case of EMC presented as endobronchial mass in a 53-year old woman, which showed predominant solid lobular growth pattern and lymph node metastases.

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Bronchial Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Lung

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