A Case of Intermediate Grade Bronchial Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma and Review in Korean Cases / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 41-48, 2008.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-198681
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.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Biopsy
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Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid
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Airway Obstruction
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Korea
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Lung
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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