Endobronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a pediatric patient: A case report

Michael Markovitz; Hector Monforte; Hester F Shieh; Charles Jason Smithers; Jennifer Neville Kucera

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2022.03.043

Endobronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a pediatric patient: A case report

Radiol Case Rep. 2022 Apr 8;17(6):2034-2037. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.03.043. eCollection 2022 Jun.

Authors

Michael Markovitz¹, Hector Monforte², Hester F Shieh³, Charles Jason Smithers³, Jennifer Neville Kucera^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine, 2 Tampa General Circle, Tampa, FL STC 6102, USA.
² Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Saint Petersburg, FL, USA.
³ Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Saint Petersburg, FL, USA.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Saint Petersburg, FL, USA.

Abstract

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is an uncommon type of salivary gland tumor that can present as an endobronchial neoplasm, most commonly in the adult population. Neuroendocrine carcinoid tumors comprise the majority of bronchial neoplasms in the pediatric population and are nearly indistinguishable from MEC on imaging. We present a rare case of MEC in a 3-year-old presenting with recurrent symptoms of lower airway obstruction and discuss its typical associated symptoms and imaging features.

Keywords: Endobronchial tumor; Mucoepidermoid carcinoma; Pediatric; Pediatric radiology.

Publication types

Case Reports