A rare case of primary peripheral epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma of lung
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A rare case of primary peripheral epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma of lung
BACKGROUND Primary salivary gland-type tumors of lung are rare. Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC) of the lung is a minor salivary gland-type tumor subtype. METHODS We report a very rare case of EMC located in the peripheral left lower lobe that was diagnosed in a 58-year-old man and this is the first study in which we summarize all the patients with primary peripheral lung EMC concerne...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0025-7974
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000004371