title: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung in a 6-year-old boy.
abstract: Primary malignant lung tumours, especially the mucoepidermoid cancer of the bronchus, are very uncommon in childhood. Obtaining the diagnosis might be difficult due to unspecific initial symptoms but early detection and treatment is crucial for a good long-term survival. Bronchoscopy is considered the "gold standard" for making the diagnosis. The recommended therapy for a mucoepidermoid lung cancer is sleeve lobectomy with favourable overall survival after complete resection. We report the case of a 6-year-old boy with a right-upper-lobe bronchus tumour. The histological examination revealed a low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: Peer
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wildbrett
authors.forename: Nikolaus
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Horras
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lode
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Warzok
authors.forename: Claus-Dieter
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Heidecke
authors.forename: Winfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Barthlen
mesh_terms: D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed