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. 1991 Jan;46(1):65–66. doi: 10.1136/thx.46.1.65

Peripheral mucoepidermoid tumour of the lung.

L K Green 1, T L Gallion 1, F Gyorkey 1
PMCID: PMC1020919  PMID: 1871698

Abstract

Mucoepidermoid tumours of the bronchial tree are uncommon neoplasms, which are believed to arise from terminal ducts of the proximal tracheobronchial tree. The first case of a peripheral mucoepidermoid tumour of the lung is reported.

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