A rarely seen mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the left main bronchus

J Cancer Res Ther. 2014 Apr-Jun;10(2):384-6. doi: 10.4103/0973-1482.136665.

Abstract

Mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MEC) are rare malignant tumors that originate in the submucosal bronchial glands, and complete resection usually correlates with favorable prognosis. A 54-year-old male patient was diagnosed with high-grade MEC in the left main bronchus via bronchoscopy. After the patient was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer, chemotherapy was started. Two years after the diagnosis, the patient is still alive.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Bronchial Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bronchial Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography