title: Delayed diagnosis of endobronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 29-year-old male.
abstract: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is an uncommon primary lung tumor. It usually involves large airways and presents clinically and radiologically with nonspecific features. Because of nonspecific presentation diagnosis is frequently delayed. We report the case of a 29-year-old male patient wherein a clinico-radiological consideration of tuberculosis (TB) led to a prolonged treatment with anti-TB medications without response. Flexible bronchoscopic biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of MEC following that the patient underwent curative surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Akanksha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Neha Kawatra
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Madan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sudheer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arava
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Durgatosh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Karan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Madan
keywords: Bronchoscopy; endobronchial biopsy; lung tumors; mucoepidermoid carcinoma