Tuberc Respir Dis.
1997 Oct;44(5):1132-1139.
A Case of Bronchial Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha University, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Chest Surgery, College of Medicine, Ewha University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Mucoepidermoid carcinoma developed in tracheobronchjal tree is one of rare lung tumor. It is histologically divided into low grade malignancy of relatively benign course versus high grade malignancy of fatal course. In low grade malignancy, it can be curative with a surgical resection. We experienced a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 28-year-old woman who complained sudden dyspnea and presented right total lung collapse on chest roentgenogram. It was diagnesed as a low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma and removed by the surgical excision.
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