Karmakar Saurabh, Venugopal Vinay, Wani Abdul Raouf, Singh Gaurav Kumar, Maji Debapriya, Srivastava Alpana
Department of Pulmonary Medicine All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Patna India.
Core Diagnostics New Delhi India.
Respirol Case Rep. 2025 Sep 7;13(9):e70333. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.70333. eCollection 2025 Sep.
Epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC) is an exceptionally uncommon salivary gland type tumour of the lung accounting for only 0.1% to 1% of all primary pulmonary malignancies. We describe a 40-year-old man presenting with hemoptysis, in whom computed tomography (CT) of the chest revealed an endoluminal mass in the upper trachea. The initial biopsy suggested adenoid cystic carcinoma. Following complete removal using two-scope flexible bronchoscopic technique combining tumour snaring with cryoprobe-assisted retrieval, the final diagnosis of primary tracheal EMC was confirmed on histopathology and immunohistochemistry. This case not only contributes to the limited reports of tracheal EMC but also illustrates that the two-scope method may be a practical alternative to rigid bronchoscopy, especially in resource-limited or complex airway situations.
上皮肌上皮癌(EMC)是一种极其罕见的肺部唾液腺型肿瘤,仅占所有原发性肺恶性肿瘤的0.1%至1%。我们描述了一名40岁咯血男性,其胸部计算机断层扫描(CT)显示气管上段有腔内肿块。初始活检提示腺样囊性癌。采用圈套器联合冷冻探头辅助切除的双镜柔性支气管镜技术完全切除肿瘤后,经组织病理学和免疫组织化学确诊为原发性气管EMC。该病例不仅丰富了气管EMC的有限报道,还表明双镜法可能是硬质支气管镜的一种实用替代方法,尤其是在资源有限或气道复杂的情况下。