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  • Title: Surgical resection of mucoepidermoid carcinoma at the carina in a 9-year-old boy.
    Author: Kim J, Park C, Kim K, Shim YM, Yang MK, Han J, Lee SI.
    Journal: J Pediatr Surg; 1998 Oct; 33(10):1561-2. PubMed ID: 9802815.
    Abstract:
    Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of trachea and bronchi is a rare tumor, especially in children. The authors report a case of 9-year-old boy with mucoepidermoid carcinoma at the carina. His presenting symptoms were hemoptysis of recent onset and intermittent cough of 2 years' duration. Preoperative assessment of the tumor was an intraluminal polypoid mass arising from the carina extending into the trachea and right main stem bronchus. A complete resection with reconstruction of carina was successful. The tumor was 12 mm in size, polypoid with a broad base. It had characteristic features of a low-grade mucoepidermoid tumor, namely, admixture of islands of intermediate cells and glandular components with invasion of submucosa. The patient is now 15 months postsurgery free of disease.
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