title: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the bronchus: is conservative surgery always justified?
abstract: A case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the bronchus in a 7-year-old boy is reported. The patient underwent right pneumonectomy. Histologically, the tumor was a low-grade muco-epidermoid carcinoma arising from the bronchus with lymph node metastasis in the drainage area. Presence of lymph node metastasis in this low-grade tumor suggests the possibility of early progression of disease in what has until now been considered a very slow growing tumor. Aggressive surgery may be necessary in these situations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160 012, India.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Menon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: K L N
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gulati
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kakkar
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Vasishta
mesh_terms: D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed