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A 68-year-old man was evaluated after fever and cough led to discovery of a mass in the lower lobe of his left lung. Imaging initially suggested a Stage II lung tumor.
He underwent removal of the left lower lung lobe together with systematic mediastinal lymph-node dissection. Final pathology identified a rare primary pulmonary epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma. The tumor measured 18 mm, the surgical margins were clear, and none of the 15 removed lymph nodes contained cancer. The final pathologic stage was Stage I.
He was followed for 7 months after the operation. At that point, there was no sign of recurrence, and he was doing well after complete surgical removal of the tumor.
This is a lay summary of an account first published by PMC / PubMed Central. Read the original in full
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