title: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of esophagus combined with squamous carcinoma of lung: A case report and literature review.
abstract: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is typically located in the salivary, lacrimal, and tracheobronchial glands and rarely presents in the esophagus. MEC is commonly characterized by squamous cells, mucus-secreting cells, and intermediate cells. This report presents the case of a 57-years-old male with a three months history of cough and shortness of breath. Computer tomography (CT) scans revealed a tumor locating in the left hilar. The histological report was squamous carcinoma. After three circles of chemotherapy, the patient complained of dysphagia. The electronic gastroscope showed a protrusion which 30-34 cm from the incisors. The tumor was histopathologically determined to be MEC of esophagus. The patient refused to surgery and concurrent chemoradiotheray; so, radiotherapy and sequential chemotherapy were performed, and after one year of follow up, the disease of esophagus recurrence; the patient was died of hemorrhage of esophagus for tumor progression. The literatures of MEC are also reviewed in this study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, First Hospital of Shijiazhuang City, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China.
authors.forename: Chaoxing
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yahong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Weiwei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Futong
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhenping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging