Unusual presentation of mucoepidermoid carcinoma with recurrent pulmonary embolism.
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a rare type of tumor of bronchial glands. We describe an unusual presentation of mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 19-year-old man with atypical pneumonia, deep vein thromboses and recurrent pulmonary embolism, which, to the best of our knowledge has not previously been reported.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. sdevbhandari@aol.com
Mohan
M
Devbhandari
Sasha
S
Stamenkovic
William
W
Walker
Evan
E
Cameron
D000328:Adult; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications*; D012008:Recurrence; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications