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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1999;42(4):580-583. Published online April 15, 1999.

A Case of Bronchial Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma in Child

In Jeong IJ Kim¹, Jin Soo JS Hwang¹, In Seok IS Kim¹, Byung Ju BJ Kim², Jae Sook JS Ma²

¹Department of Pediatrics, Yosu Chonnam Hospital, Yosu, Korea
²Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam University Medical School, Kwangju, Korea

Correspondence In Jeong IJ Kim ,Email: 1

Abstract

Bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma is very rarely encountered in children. We report a case of bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 10-year-old boy who presented with persistent cough and atelectasis. Bronchoscopic examination showed a tumor mass occluding the right bronchus intermedius, and the mass was removed by bronchoscopy. The results of the pathological examination revealed low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma. He underwent right middle and lower lobectomy with bronchoplasty, and there was no metastasis. He remains symptom-free without recurrence of bronchial tumor during the follow-up period of 12 months.

Keywords :Mucoepidermoid carcinoma, Bronchus, Child