While the frequency of primary
carcinoma of the
lung has recently increased in
adults, it is rare in the pediatric
age group. The various
adult types of
bronchogenic carcinoma such as
squamous cell, small
cell, large
cell, and
adenocarcinoma, are extremely rare in
children. Twenty to 30 cases of primary
bronchogenic carcinoma of the
lung in
children under 15 years of age have been reported in the English-
language literature. We have experienced a small
cell bronchogenic carcinoma detected by fiberoptic
bronchoscopy with bronchial
biopsy in a 14-year-old boy with chief complaint of
hemoptysis,
lung mass and persistent
pneumonitis. To the best of our
knowledge, this is the first reported case of primary small
cell bronchogenic carcinoma in childhood under 15 years of age. We
report this case with a brief
review of related
literatures.