title: Primary salivary type lung tumor: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
abstract: Primary salivary type lung cancer are extremely rare intrathoracic malignancies. Mucoepidermoid tumor is one of the salivary gland tumor which originates from submucosal glands of tracheobronchial tree. These are very slow growing low grade malignant tumors. Surgery is the mainstay of treatment and rarely requires adjuvant therapy. In this case report, we describe a case of a young male who presented with cough and hemoptysis. On further investigation he was found to have mucoepidermoid tumor originating from the left bronchus.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chopra
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Chang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Nirmal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Jacobi Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tibb
keywords: Luftsichel sign; Mucoepidermoid carcinoma; Pneumonectomy