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Bronchial mucoepidermoid tumor in a 3-year-old child

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A 3-year-old girl was evaluated for persistent middle lobe atelectasis. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed a spherical mass occupying␣the middle-lobe bronchus. The biopsy specimen disclosed a low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma. A lobectomy was performed. The patient is in good condition 2 years after the operation. Mucoepidermoid tumors are rare bronchial adenomas comprising 1% of all lung neoplasms. Children are very infrequently affected. The clinical behavior of these tumors is controversial. Surgical resection of the low-grade-type tumor has an excellent prognosis.

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  1. Servicio de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid 28041, Spain, , , , , , ES

    J. Anton-Pacheco, M. A. Jimenez, J. Cuadros & F. J. Berchi

  2. Divisions of Surgical Pathology, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, , , , , , ES

    J. L. Rodriguez-Peralto

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  1. J. Anton-Pacheco
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Accepted: 15 July 1997

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Anton-Pacheco, J., Jimenez, M., Rodriguez-Peralto, J. et al. Bronchial mucoepidermoid tumor in a 3-year-old child. Pediatr Surg Int 13, 524–525 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003830050390

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