J Korean Pediatr Soc.  1999 Apr;42(4):580-583.

A Case of Bronchial Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma in Child

• Kim IJ
• Hwang JS
• Kim IS
• Kim BJ
• Ma JS

Abstract

Bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma is very rarely encountered in children. We report a case of bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 10-year-old boy who presented with persistent cough and atelectasis. Bronchoscopic examination showed a tumor mass occluding the right bronchus intermedius, and the mass was removed by bronchoscopy. The results of the pathological examination revealed low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma. He underwent right middle and lower lobectomy with bronchoplasty, and there was no metastasis. He remains symptom-free without recurrence of bronchial tumor during the follow-up period of 12 months.

Keyword

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma; Bronchus; Child

MeSH Terms

Bronchi
Bronchoscopy
Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid*
Child*
Cough
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Neoplasm Metastasis
Pulmonary Atelectasis
Recurrence