Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung (MEC) is a tumor of low malignant potential of bronchial gland origin. MEC and adenoid cystic carcinoma are both considered to be salivary gland-type neoplasms. MECs are comparatively rare with an incidence of all lung cancers...
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| author | Ishibashi Kei Hayashi Satoshi Sato Kazuhiro Matsuda Yoshinari Kitada Masahiro Miyokawa Naoyuki Sasajima Tadahiro |
| author_facet | Ishibashi Kei Hayashi Satoshi Sato Kazuhiro Matsuda Yoshinari Kitada Masahiro Miyokawa Naoyuki Sasajima Tadahiro |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung (MEC) is a tumor of low malignant potential of bronchial gland origin. MEC and adenoid cystic carcinoma are both considered to be salivary gland-type neoplasms. MECs are comparatively rare with an incidence of all lung cancers. We recently encountered a case of this type of lung cancer. A 60-year-old man was found to have an abnormal shadow in the left lower lung field on a regular check-up for lung cancer at his company. Chest radiography and CT revealed a mass shadow measuring 30 mm in diameter in the left lower lung field. Bronchoscopy revealed a protuberant tumor in the S9 bronchus, leading to a diagnosis of low-grade MEC by transbronchial lung biopsy. He underwent left lower lobe resection and mediastinal lymph node dissection using VATS. Tumor cells had a scattering of mucus-producing epithelial components in papillary growth of stratified squamous epithelia with anisokaryosis and minimal pleomorphism, indicating a diagnosis of MEC. Because the postoperative course was good and the tumor was low-grade, no adjuvant treatment was administered. The patient has had no signs of tumor recurrence for 9 months, to date, since resection of the tumor</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f16f7823b36c491b9372c1301b3304ae2022-12-21T23:37:16ZengBMCJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery1749-80902011-10-016113210.1186/1749-8090-6-132Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung: a case reportIshibashi KeiHayashi SatoshiSato KazuhiroMatsuda YoshinariKitada MasahiroMiyokawa NaoyukiSasajima Tadahiro<p>Abstract</p> <p>Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung (MEC) is a tumor of low malignant potential of bronchial gland origin. MEC and adenoid cystic carcinoma are both considered to be salivary gland-type neoplasms. MECs are comparatively rare with an incidence of all lung cancers. We recently encountered a case of this type of lung cancer. A 60-year-old man was found to have an abnormal shadow in the left lower lung field on a regular check-up for lung cancer at his company. Chest radiography and CT revealed a mass shadow measuring 30 mm in diameter in the left lower lung field. Bronchoscopy revealed a protuberant tumor in the S9 bronchus, leading to a diagnosis of low-grade MEC by transbronchial lung biopsy. He underwent left lower lobe resection and mediastinal lymph node dissection using VATS. Tumor cells had a scattering of mucus-producing epithelial components in papillary growth of stratified squamous epithelia with anisokaryosis and minimal pleomorphism, indicating a diagnosis of MEC. Because the postoperative course was good and the tumor was low-grade, no adjuvant treatment was administered. The patient has had no signs of tumor recurrence for 9 months, to date, since resection of the tumor</p>http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/132 |
| spellingShingle | Ishibashi Kei Hayashi Satoshi Sato Kazuhiro Matsuda Yoshinari Kitada Masahiro Miyokawa Naoyuki Sasajima Tadahiro Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung: a case report Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
| title | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung: a case report |
| title_full | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung: a case report |
| title_short | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung: a case report |
| title_sort | mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung a case report |
| url | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/132 |
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