title: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the trachea (a case report).
abstract: A case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the trachea in a 26-year-old female is presented. Diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology. On the basis of the clinical and histological picture, the tumour is classified as a low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Conservative surgical treatment was the primary mode of treatment. The patient showed no clinical evidence of recurrence twelve months after local resection of the tumour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Said
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Phang
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Gibb
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery