title: A rarely seen mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the left main bronchus.
abstract: Mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MEC) are rare malignant tumors that originate in the submucosal bronchial glands, and complete resection usually correlates with favorable prognosis. A 54-year-old male patient was diagnosed with high-grade MEC in the left main bronchus via bronchoscopy. After the patient was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer, chemotherapy was started. Two years after the diagnosis, the patient is still alive.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuzucuoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yekta Altemur
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Karamustafaoglu
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cicin
authors.forename: Yener
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoruk
mesh_terms: D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography