Bronchial mucoepidermoid tumor in a 3-year-old child.
A 3-year-old girl was evaluated for persistent middle lobe atelectasis. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed a spherical mass occupying the middle-lobe bronchus. The biopsy specimen disclosed a low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma. A lobectomy was performed. The patient is in good condition 2 years after the operation. Mucoepidermoid tumors are rare bronchial adenomas comprising 1% of all lung neoplasms. Children are very infrequently affected. The clinical behavior of these tumors is controversial. Surgical resection of the low-grade-type tumor has an excellent prognosis.
Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid 28041, Spain.
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Anton-Pacheco
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Jimenez
J L
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Rodriguez-Peralto
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Cuadros
F J
FJ
Berchi
D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans