Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the bronchus: is conservative surgery always justified?
作者信息
Menon P, Singh M, Rao K L N, Gulati M, Saxena A K, Gupta K, Kakkar N, Vasishta R K
机构信息
Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh-160 012, India.
出版信息
Indian J Cancer. 2003 Jan-Mar;40(1):34-6.
PMID:14716131
Abstract
A case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the bronchus in a 7-year-old boy is reported. The patient underwent right pneumonectomy. Histologically, the tumor was a low-grade muco-epidermoid carcinoma arising from the bronchus with lymph node metastasis in the drainage area. Presence of lymph node metastasis in this low-grade tumor suggests the possibility of early progression of disease in what has until now been considered a very slow growing tumor. Aggressive surgery may be necessary in these situations.
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