Three cases of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung and a review of 33 cases reported in Japan

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  • Yamada Kyoko
    Department of Chest Surgery, Nagano Municipal Hospital
  • Nishimura Hideki
    Department of Chest Surgery, Nagano Municipal Hospital
  • Arimura Takaaki
    Department of Chest Surgery, Nagano Municipal Hospital
  • Ozawa Keisuke
    Department of Chest Surgery, Nagano Municipal Hospital
  • Kondo Ryoichi
    Department of Chest Surgery, Matsumoto Medical Center, Chushin Matsumoto Hospital
  • Kurai Makoto
    Department of Chest Surgery, Matsumoto Medical Center, Chushin Matsumoto Hospital

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  • 肺粘表皮癌の3切除例～本邦報告例33例の検討

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Abstract

Although mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung is a rare tumor, we report 3 cases. The first case was a 51-year-old female. She presented to the hospital with cough, sputum, and an abnormal shadow on a chest radiograph. One and a half years after right pneumonectomy, she died of multiple lung metastases. The histological type of the tumor was a high-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma. The second case was a 16-year-old female with no symptoms. A chest radiograph revealed an abnormal shadow in the right middle lung field. We performed right lower lobectomy. The histological type of the tumor was a low-grade mucoepidermoidcarcinoma. The third case was a 54-year-old female with no symptoms. A chest radiograph revealed an abnormal shadow in the right lower lung field. We performed right lower lobectomy. The histological type of the tumor was a low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma. In addition, we reviewed the clinical features of 30 cases reported in Japan, and compared them with those of the present three cases.

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