Noda S, Sundaresan S, Mendeloff E N
Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1998 Sep;66(3):928-9. doi: 10.1016/s0003-4975(98)00558-x.
Mucoepidermoid cancers are rare tumors that arise from the serous and mucous glands of the upper airway and salivary glands. Patients, especially children, with tumors that arise in the trachea and upper airways are often misdiagnosed as asthmatic and are treated with bronchodilators without resolution. A 7-year-old girl who had been diagnosed as asthmatic was subsequently found to have a mucoepidermoid tumor of the trachea. She underwent a successful tracheal resection and remains tumor free on follow-up bronchoscopy at 16 months.
黏液表皮样癌是一种罕见的肿瘤，起源于上呼吸道和唾液腺的浆液腺和黏液腺。患有气管和上呼吸道肿瘤的患者，尤其是儿童，常常被误诊为哮喘，并接受支气管扩张剂治疗但症状未缓解。一名曾被诊断为哮喘的7岁女孩后来被发现患有气管黏液表皮样肿瘤。她接受了成功的气管切除术，在16个月后的随访支气管镜检查中未发现肿瘤复发。
