A Case of Intermediate Grade Bronchial Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma and Review in Korean Cases.
- Author:
Sung Chul CHA
1
;
Si Woo KIM
;
Yoo Jin CHO
;
Sung Kyoon PARK
;
Hyun Keun PARK
;
Jong Sang KIM
;
Jae Wook KWAK
;
Moon Bin YOO
;
Hye Jae CHO
;
Jae Jin LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma; Intermediate grade; TNM stage; PET
- MeSH: Adult; Airway Obstruction; Biopsy; Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid; Female; Humans; Korea; Lung; Pneumonia
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2008;65(1):41-48
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma is uncommon, representing 0.2% of all lung tumors. The disease usually presents with symptoms of airway obstruction and recurrent pneumonia. It is commonly classified into two grades in Korea, low and high. We report a case of a bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 40-year-old woman who complained of symptoms of an upper respiratory infection. The histological grade after a bronchoscopic biopsy was intermediate. A left upper lobectomy was performed as treatment. The TNM stage of this case was IA (T1N0M0). In addition, 25 cases of bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma from 1984 in Korea are also reviewed from the viewpoint of the relationship between the histological grade, TNM stage and clinical course of the tumor.
