[A case of bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 7-year-old girl]

Kyobu Geka. 1995 Jul;48(7):585-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung presenting in childhood is extremely uncommon. A 7-year-old girl was referred to our hospital with complaint of persistent cough and abnormal shadow on the chest roentgenogram. Bronchoscopic biopsy revealed a bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma and a left pneumonectomy was performed. The histopathological examination revealed intermediate grade malignancy without any metastasis in mediastinal lymph nodes. She is now doing well without any evidence of recurrence 2 years after the operation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Age of Onset
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / pathology
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / surgery*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Pneumonectomy