title: A case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the bronchus presented with hydropneumothorax in a child.
abstract: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a rare pulmonary neoplasm seen in the pediatric population. We report a low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 12-year-old boy who presented with spontaneous pneumothorax.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kose
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bilgin
authors.forename: Olgun
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kontas
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.forename: Selim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Doganay
authors.forename: Mehmet Akif
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
mesh_terms: D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006872:Hydropneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: children; mucoepidermoid carcinoma; pneumothorax