Childhood bronchial mucoepidermoid tumors: A case report and literature review

  • Authors:
    • Xiaozhe Qian
    • Zhiyong Sun
    • Wenbiao Pan
    • Qing Ye
    • Jun Tang
    • Ziang Cao
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  • Published online on: August 16, 2013     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1529
  • Pages: 1409-1408
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Abstract

Primary pulmonary neoplasms rarely occur in children, but the majority of those that do are malignant. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) represents ~10% of all primary pulmonary malignant tumors. However, MEC is not usually considered in the clinical differential diagnosis in pediatric practice. The present study presents the case of a seven‑year‑old female with a one‑year history of recurrent hemoptysis. Computerized tomography (CT) scans revealed a tumor originating in the right lower lobe bronchus. The patient did not receive any radiation and chemotherapy following a lobectomy on the right lower lung. The tumor was histopathologically determined to be an MEC of the tracheobronchial tree. Subsequent to a six‑year follow‑up, the MEC was undetectable in this patient, according to the clinical and radiological evidence. The literature with regard to pediatric MEC is also reviewed in this study.
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Qian X, Sun Z, Pan W, Ye Q, Tang J and Cao Z: Childhood bronchial mucoepidermoid tumors: A case report and literature review. Oncol Lett 6: 1409-1408, 2013
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Qian, X., Sun, Z., Pan, W., Ye, Q., Tang, J., & Cao, Z. (2013). Childhood bronchial mucoepidermoid tumors: A case report and literature review. Oncology Letters, 6, 1409-1408. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1529
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Qian, X., Sun, Z., Pan, W., Ye, Q., Tang, J., Cao, Z."Childhood bronchial mucoepidermoid tumors: A case report and literature review". Oncology Letters 6.5 (2013): 1409-1408.
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Qian, X., Sun, Z., Pan, W., Ye, Q., Tang, J., Cao, Z."Childhood bronchial mucoepidermoid tumors: A case report and literature review". Oncology Letters 6, no. 5 (2013): 1409-1408. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2013.1529