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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:689-691
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Bronchial Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma

Tung-Ying Chao, MDa,*, An-Shen Lin, MD, Chien-Hao Lie, MDa, Yu-Hsiu Chung, MDc, Jui-Wei Lin, MDb, Meng-Chih Lin, MDc

a Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Chiayi, Taiwan
b Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Chiayi, Taiwan
c Department of Respiratory Care, Chang Gung Institute of Technology, Chiayi, Taiwan

Accepted for publication July 13, 2006.

* Address correspondence to Dr Chao, Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine; No 123, Ta-Pei Rd, Niao-Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan. (Email: tychao{at}adm.cgmh.org.tw).

An epithelial-myoepithelial tumor is an extremely rare pulmonary neoplasm. Only 21 cases have been reported to date. This report presents a case of left main bronchial epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma in a 43-year-old woman. No mediastinal lymph nodes were enlarged in computed tomographic scan, and no tumor growth was noted beyond the bronchial cartilage layer by endobronchial ultrasound imaging. This report highlights the usefulness of endobronchial ultrasound imaging for determining the depth of tumor invasion and choosing an alternative approach to surgical resection.






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