TY - JOUR
T1 - Airway Myoepithelioma
T2 - A Misplaced Salivary Gland's Tale
AU - Saunders, Hollie
AU - Abia-Trujillo, David
AU - Khoor, Andras
AU - Patel, Neal M.
AU - Fernandez-Bussy, Sebastian
PY - 2021/7
Y1 - 2021/7
N2 - A central airway obstruction (CAO) is a possibly life-threatening condition with a wide range of potential etiologies, the most common being neoplastic.1 Myoepithelial tumors are rarely found in the lungs as they arise most often in the salivary glands or breast. When found in the lung, myoepithelial tumors arise from bronchial submucosal glands.2 Because of the low incidence of these tumors in the airway, the diagnostic approach and treatment are not well documented in the current literature. We present a case of an atypical endobronchial myoepithelioma resulting in CAO, and our approach to diagnosis and management.
AB - A central airway obstruction (CAO) is a possibly life-threatening condition with a wide range of potential etiologies, the most common being neoplastic.1 Myoepithelial tumors are rarely found in the lungs as they arise most often in the salivary glands or breast. When found in the lung, myoepithelial tumors arise from bronchial submucosal glands.2 Because of the low incidence of these tumors in the airway, the diagnostic approach and treatment are not well documented in the current literature. We present a case of an atypical endobronchial myoepithelioma resulting in CAO, and our approach to diagnosis and management.
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U2 - 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000728
DO - 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000728
M3 - Letter
C2 - 33208604
AN - SCOPUS:85096698621
SN - 1944-6586
VL - 28
SP - E39-E41
JO - Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
JF - Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
IS - 3
ER -