Bronchial epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma.
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.
Chao
Tung-Ying
TY
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. tychao@adm.cgmh.org.tw
Lin
An-Shen
AS
Lie
Chien-Hao
CH
Chung
Yu-Hsiu
YH
Lin
Jui-Wei
JW
Lin
Meng-Chih
MC
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004598:Electrosurgery; D019160:Endosonography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009208:Myoepithelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed