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Table 1 Review of P-EMC cases: Clinical characteristics and surgical procedure

From: Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the lung: a case report

Year

Author

Age

Sex

Obstructive airway symptoms

Location

Location (endo-bronchial or not)

Surgical procedure

Mediastinal lymph node dissection

Size (cm)

1994

Moran CA et al. [3]

1: 47

F

+

LMB

E

Pneumo

NA

2.5

2: 45

F

LLL

P, U

L

NA

2.5

3: 42

F

RLL

E

L

NA

2.5

4: 57

M

RUL

P, U

L

NA

2.0

5: 58

F

+

LUL

E

L

NA

2.0

6: 35

F

+

RLL

E

L

NA

16.0

7: 67

M

+

RUL

E

L

NA

6.0

8: 69

F

LLL

P, U

L

NA

2.0

1994

Nistal et al. [4]

55

F

+

RULB

E

L

NA

2.0

1995

Tsuji et al. [5]

66

M

NA

RMB

E

Pneumo

NA

16

1997

Wilson RW et al. [6]

55

F

+

LLSB

E

L

NA

3.9

1998

Shanks et al. [7]

67

M

+

LLLB

E

L

NA

1.3

1998

Ryska et al. [8]

47

F

+

RULB

E

B

NA

2001

Fulford LG et al. [9]

1: 55

F

+

RMB

E

Pneumo

NA

5.0

3: 56

M

+

Lobe bronchus side unstated

E

L

NA

NA

4: 57

F

+

LMB

E

Pneumo

NA

1.5

5: 54

F

NA

RULB

E

L

NA

1.5

2001

Pelosi et al. [2]

47

M

 

LULB

E

SL

+

1.5

2003

Doganay et al. [10]

73

M

+

LLLB

E

Pneumo

+

5

2004

Ru et al. [11]

73

M

+

LULB

E

L

3.8

2007

Chao et al. [12]

43

F

+

LMB

E

B

NA

2007

Musulimani et al. [13]

74

M

+

LMB

E

B

NA

2007

Chang et al. [14]

1: 54

F

RLL

P, *1

W

2.6

2: 62

F

LLL

P, *1

W

2

3: 58

F

+

RML

P, *1

W

1.2

4: 57

F

LUL

P, *1

W

0.8

5: 52

F

RUL(bilateral nodules)

P, *1

W

1.2

2009

Nguen et al. [15]

1: 38

M

LLL

E

L

5

2: 48

M

RUL

E

L

2.5

3: 52

F

LLL

E

L

3

4: 54

M

RUL

E

L

3

5: 56

F

LMB

E

Pneumo

NA

4.2

2009

Rosenfeld et al. [16]

7

M

RLSB

E

L

N/A

3.6

2011

Nishihara et al. [17]

81

M

RULB

E

Biopsy only, BSC

NA

2011

Munoz et al. [18]

76

F

RUL

P, U

L

NA

2.7

2011

Kang et al. [19]

1–2: median 57.0

M(1)

F(1)

NA

LUL(1)

LLL(1)

NA

SL(1)

Pneumo(1)

+(2)

Median 6.9

2012

Arif et al. [20]

57

M

Rt. Intermedius bronchus

E

Bi-L

NA

1.2

2013

Zhu et al. [21]

1~ 7: median 63 (36–75)

M(3)

F(4)

+(3)

RMB(2)

RUL(1)

RLL(2)

LUL(1)

LLL(1)

NA

L(5)

SL(1)

Pneumo(1)

NA

Median 2.5 (1.3–4.0)

2013

Konoglou et al. [22]

34

M

+

Trachea

E

Resection of five tracheal rings

1.15

2014

Cho et al. [23]

51

F

LUL

P, NA

L

+

3.3

2014

Song et al. [24]

1: 52

F

+

LLL

E

L

NA

12

2: 66

M

+

LUL

E

SL

NA

1.8

3: 60

M

LUL

E

L

NA

0.7

4: 61

M

+

RUL

E

L

NA

1.5

5: 63

F

+

Trachea

E

B

2

2015

Cha et al. [25]

53

F

+

Rt. intermedius bronchus

E

Bi-L(VATS)

+

2.2

2015

Tajima et al. [26]

72

F

LBSB

E

L(VATS)

+

3.8

2016

Shen et al. [27]

58

M

LLL

P, U

NA(VATS)

NA

1.3

Current case

54

F

RMLB

E

L

+

1.5

  1. M male (number of people), F female (number of people), N/A not available, LMB left main bronchus, LLL left lower lobe, RLL right lower lobe, RUL right upper lobe, LUL left upper lobe, RULB right upper lobe bronchus, RMB right main bronchus, LBSB left basal segment bronchus, LLLB left lower lobe bronchus, LULB left upper lobe bronchus, RML right middle lobe, RLSB right lower lobe segment bronchus, L() lobe(number of people), Rt. right, RMLB right middle lobe bronchus, E endobronchial, P pulmonary parenchyma, U unrelated to a bronchus, *1 located in the periphery of the lung, did not involve any large bronchi, close proximity to a small caliber airway, Pneumo pneumonectomy, L lobectomy, B endobronchial excision, SL sleeve lobectomy, W wedge resection, BSC best supportive care, Bi-L bi-lobectomy, VATS video-assisted thoracic surgery