Delayed diagnosis of endobronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 29-year-old male

Delayed diagnosis of endobronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 29-year-old male

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is an uncommon primary lung tumor. It usually involves large airways and presents clinically and radiologically with nonspecific features. Because of nonspecific presentation diagnosis is frequently delayed. We report the case of a 29-year-old male patient wherein a cl...

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Main Authors: Akanksha Jain, Neha Kawatra Madan, Sudheer Arava, Durgatosh Pandey, Karan Madan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Bronchoscopy
endobronchial biopsy
lung tumors
mucoepidermoid carcinoma
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2016;volume=33;issue=3;spage=323;epage=325;aulast=Jain

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