title: Myoepithelioma of the lung.
abstract: A 54-year-old woman with myoepithelioma, a very rare tumor of the lung, is reported. The patient presented with exertional dyspnea, cough and intermittent pleuritic chest pain. Her chest X-ray revealed a peripheral 2 cm mass in the left lower lung zone. Bronchoscopy was normal. She underwent thoracotomy in which a wedge-resection was performed. Histological examination of the specimen demonstrated myoepithelioma of the lung.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ege University Medical Faculty, 35100, Bornova, Izmir, Turkey. cagirici@med.ege.edu.tr
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Cagirici
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sayiner
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Inci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Veral
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009208:Myoepithelioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013908:Thoracotomy