title: Solitary pulmonary metastasis of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the palate 43 years after the initial treatment.
abstract: This report describes the case of a 71-year-old female presenting with a metastatic mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) in the lung 43 years after the initial treatment for the primary tumor. This case represents a very long period between initial diagnosis and distant metastasis with a pathological examination of both the primary and metastatic tumors. Metastatic tumor should be considered for the differential diagnosis of a pulmonary nodule in a patient who has a history of this type of oral tumor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, 1-3-3 Nakamichi Higashinari, Osaka 5378511, Japan. Okami-ji@mc.pref.osaka.jp
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Okami
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Higashiyama
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kodama
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed