A rarely seen mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the left main bronchus

KUZUCUOĞLU M., Karamustafaoglu Y. A., ÇİÇİN İ., YÖRÜK Y.

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, cilt.10, sa.2, ss.384-386, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4103/0973-1482.136665
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.384-386
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Chemotherapy, metastasis, mucoepidermoid carcinoma
  • Trakya Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MEC) are rare malignant tumors that originate in the submucosal bronchial glands, and complete resection usually correlates with favorable prognosis. A 54-year-old male patient was diagnosed with high-grade MEC in the left main bronchus via bronchoscopy. After the patient was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer, chemotherapy was started. Two years after the diagnosis, the patient is still alive.