[Diagnostic difficulty in a case of mucoepidermoid bronchial carcinoma].
A case of a 50-year male patient is presented. A cause of hemoptysis lasting for several months could not be identified in this patient. Chest X-ray and laboratory tests were normal. Temporarily atypical tubercle (Mycobacterium scrofulaceum) were seen in sputum, making proper diagnosis difficult. Further follow-up suggested cancer of the left lung. The diagnosis was ultimately confirmed intraoperatively. Histologically exceptionally malignant cancer--mucoepidermoid carcinoma--was diagnosed.
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Szpitala Specjalistycznego ZOZ Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc, Białymstoku.
D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged