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Table 2 Review of P-EMC cases: Cases and clinicopathological features

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

Year

Author

Predominant component

High mitotic rate/necrosis/Ly,V,N invasion

Ki-67

p53

Metastasis

F/U (months)

1994

Moran CA et al. [3]

G

−/−/−

NA

NA

Free

FOD(72)

M

(2–3/10HPF)/+/−

NA

NA

Free

FOD(48)

M

−/−/−

NA

NA

Free

NA

M

(2–3/10HPF)/+/−

NA

NA

Free

Died of surgery(0)

G

−/−/−

NA

NA

Free

NA

M

(5–10/10HPF)/+/−

NA

NA

Free

Recurred LN mets after 2 years

M

(5–10/10HPF)/+/+

NA

NA

Free

Recurred after 3 years in trachea

After CRTx, mets to multiple organs

Died of P-EMC.

M

(2–3/10HPF)/−/−

NA

NA

Free

NA

1994

Nistal et al. [4]

G

Scanty/NA/−

NA

NA

Free

FOD(24)

1995

Tsuji et al. [5]

M

Rarely/+/−

NA

NA

Free

FOD(36), died of unrelated disease.

1997

Wilson RW et al. [6]

G

−/−/−

NA

NA

Free

FOD(7)

1998

Shanks et al. [7]

G

(1/20HPF)/−/−

NA

NA

Free

NA

1998

Ryska et al. [8]

G

NA/NA/NA

NA

NA

Free

FOD(13)

2001

Fulford LG et al. [9]

G

(1/20HPF)/−/−

2–10%

NA

Free

FOD(8)

G

(1/20HPF)/−/−

1–2%

NA

Free

FOD(60)

M

−/−/−

< 1%

NA

Free

FOD(96)

M

(1/20HPF)/+/−

1–2%

NA

Free

FOD(84)

2001

Pelosi et al. [2]

NA

−/−/−

G)1.5%, M)12%

Free

FOD(6)

2003

Doganay et al. [10]

NA

Few/+/−

G)1%, M)8%

Free

FOD(34)

2004

Ru et al. [11]

G

A few/NA/−

< 5~20%

+

Free

FOD(8)

2007

Chao et al. [12]

NA

−/NA/NA

2.8

+

Free

FOD(6)

2007

Musulimani et al. [13]

NA

−/NA/NA

NA

NA

Free

recurred bilateral lung lesions,

Tumor bearing(48)

2007

Chang et al. [14]

G

Rare/NA/NA

< 5%

NA

NA

FOD(31)

G

Rare/NA/NA

< 5%

NA

NA

FOD(14)

G

Rare/NA/NA

< 5%

NA

NA

FOD(13)

G

Rare/NA/NA

< 5%

NA

NA

FOD(78)

G

Rare/NA/NA

< 5%

NA

Bilateral lung nodules.

No recurrence(5) not changed in appearance on a follow-up CT

2009

Nguen et al. [15]

NA

Rare/NA/

1 case: Ly(+), V(+), N(+)

NA

NA

1/5 case: infiltrated peribronchial tissue and LN metastasis.

FOD(4)

NA

NA

NA

FOD(12)

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

FOD(12)

NA

NA

NA

FOD(4)

2009

Rosenfeld et al. [16]

NA

Rare~few/−/NA

NA

NA

The biphasic neoplastic cells replaced part of a lymph node.

FOD(12)

2011

Nishihara et al. [17]

NA

(−/−/NA)(biopsy)

(10%)(biopsy)

NA

NA/skull metastasis

NA

2011

Munoz et al. [18]

G

−/−/−

NA

NA

Free

NA

2011

Kang et al. [19]

NA

NA

NA

NA

Free

1/2 case: recurrence; ipsilateral lung, pneumonectomy

2012

Arif et al. [20]

G

(2–3/10HPF)/−/NA

2–3%

NA

Free

FOD(9)

2013

Zhu et al. [21]

NA

NA/NA/NA

NA

NA

Free

5-year OS, 100%,

1 case: mets to bone within 3 years,

Others: FOD(~60)

2013

Konoglou et al. [22]

NA

NA/NA/NA

Particularly low

NA

FOD(24)

2014

Cho et al. [23]

NA

A few/NA/NA

NA

NA

Free

FOD(16)

2014

Song et al. [24]

M(> 95%)

−/−/NA

NA

NA

Free

Recurrence(33),

Complete pneumonectomy,

mets to chest wall(37),

Died of P-EMC(117)

M(30%)

−/+/NA

NA

NA

Free

FOD(75)

M(60%)

−/−/NA

NA

NA

Free

FOD(33)

M(70%)

−/−/NA

NA

NA

Free

FOD(1)

M(40%)

−/−/NA

NA

NA

Free

FOD(10)

2015

Cha et al. [25]

M

NA/+/−

G) < 1%

M) 40%

NA

Hilar LN+subcarinal LN+

Adj Chemo

2015

Tajima et al. [26]

M(70–90%)

A few/−/V(+)

G)1.6%,

M)2.8–14.2%

a few +

Free

FOD(4)

2016

Shen et al. [27]

NA

NA/NA/NA

NA

NA

Free

FOD(8)

Current case

G

Rare/+/−

< 5%

NA

Free

FOD(36)

  1. G dual layered glands, M solid or sheets of myoepithelial cells, NA not available, M() percentage of the myoepithelial component, Ly lymphatic, V vascular, N neural, HPF high-power field, LN lymph node, F/U Follow-up, FOD free of disease, mets metastasis, CRTx chemotherapy and radiotherapy, Adj Adjuvant