title: Successful treatment of mucoepidermoid carcinoma in the left main bronchus.
abstract: Here, we report the successful treatment of a 40-year-old man with mucoepidermoid carcinoma that originated in the proximal end of the left main bronchus close to the carina. He underwent wide and deep airway wedge resection, including the distal trachea and part of the carina via left postero-lateral thoracotomy. He has demonstrated neither anatomic complications nor disease recurrence 2 years after the operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Suzuka General Hospital, 1275-53 Yamanohana, Yasuzukatyou, Suzuka, Mie 513-0818 Japan.
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kawano
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Suzuka General Hospital, 1275-53 Yamanohana, Yasuzukatyou, Suzuka, Mie 513-0818 Japan.
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yuki
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Suzuka General Hospital, 1275-53 Yamanohana, Yasuzukatyou, Suzuka, Mie 513-0818 Japan.
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fukai
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Oncology, Hyogo College of Medicine, 1-1 Mukogawatyou, Nishinomiya, Japan.
authors.forename: Noriaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tsubota
keywords: Bronchial reconstruction; Bronchoplasty; Mucoepidermoid carcinoma; Thoracotomy; Tracheobronchial disease