Successful treatment of bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma in an 11-year-old boy by bronchoplasty: report of a case.

We report herein the rare case of an 11-year-old boy in whom mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the right upper lobe bronchus was successfully treated by bronchoplasty. The patient underwent bronchoscopy to investigate the cause of relapsing respiratory infections over the past 2 years, which revealed a tumor at the orifice of the right upper lobe bronchus. Thus, a right upper sleeve lobectomy was effectively carried out, preserving right pulmonary function. The tumor was observed to partially invade the bronchial wall, but not the lung parenchyma. Histological examination confirmed a diagnosis of mucoepidermoid carcinoma, classified as grade 2 by Conlan's classification. The patient has been well and free of recurrence for 3 years postoperatively.