A Case of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma in Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patient.
10.4046/trd.1994.41.4.429
- Author:
Jae Man JEONG
;
Ju Young SONG
;
Jae Rack HONG
;
Young Jun KIM
;
Moon Shik KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma;
High grade;
Pulmonary tuberculosis
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid*;
Chest Pain;
Humans;
Lung;
Male;
Prognosis;
Trees;
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary*
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
1994;41(4):429-434
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of lung are rare carcinoma arising from the submucosal glands tissue of the proximal tracheobronchial tree. The carcinoma can be divided into low grade and high grade varienties. The most important factors in the prognosis include histological grading and the ability to achieve a complete surgical resection. We experienced a case of high grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma in pulmonary tuberculosis patient of 67 years old male who has been suffered from left chest pain for several weeks. He was not treated and died seventeen months later.
