A report of two cases of mucoepidermoid carcinoma.

Kim, Joon Hee; Kim, Yong Bok; Kim, Chul Soo; Kim, Dong Soon; Kim, Re Hwe; Kim, Chang Ho; Suh, Yeon Lim

doi:1993.40.1.58

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1993;40(1):58-66.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1993.40.1.58 Published online February 1, 1993.

A report of two cases of mucoepidermoid carcinoma.

Joon Hee Kim¹, Yong Bok Kim¹, Chul Soo Kim¹, Dong Soon Kim¹, Re Hwe Kim¹, Chang Ho Kim², Yeon Lim Suh³

¹Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University, Seoul, Korea
²Department of Thoracic Surgery, College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University, Seoul, Korea
³Department of Anatomical Pathology, College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Inje University, Seoul, Korea

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Abstract

Mucoepidennoid carcinoma of the lung can be divided into low grade and high grade varieties, like their major salivary glands counterparts. This carcinoma comprises only about 0.5% of all pulmonary neoplasms. Their clinical and biologic behaviors are closely related with histologic grade of carcmoma. We have experienced two cases of mucoepidennoid carcinoma. Case 1 occurred in a 16 years old male and showed the histologic features of low grade type. This carcinoma arised from the right upper lobe bronchus which was removed by the right upper lobectomy. Case 2 occurred in a 41 year old male was the high grade carcinoma located at the distal left main bronchus which was removed by the left pnemonectomy.

Key Words: Mucoepidermoid tumor, Low grade, High grade, Lung tumor