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KMID : 0383820080650010041
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2008 Volume.65 No. 1 p.41 ~ p.48
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A Case of Intermediate Grade Bronchial Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma and Review in Korean Cases
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Cha Sung-Chul
Kim Si-Woo
Cho Yoo-jin
Park Sung-Kyoon
Park Hyun-Keun
Kim Jong-Sang
Kwak Jae-Wook
Yoo Moon-Bin
Cho Hye-Jae
Lee Jae-jin
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Abstract
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Bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma is uncommon, representing 0.2% of all lung tumors. The disease usually
presents with symptoms of airway obstruction and recurrent pneumonia. It is commonly classified into two grades in Korea, low and high. We report a case of a bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 40-year-old woman who complained of symptoms of an upper respiratory infection. The histological grade after a bronchoscopic biopsy was intermediate. A left upper lobectomy was performed as treatment. The TNM stage of this case was IA (T1N0M0). In addition, 25 cases of bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma from 1984 in Korea are also reviewed from the viewpoint of the relationship between the histological grade, TNM stage and clinical course of the tumor. (Tuberc Respir Dis 2008;65:41-48)
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KEYWORD
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Bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma, Intermediate grade, TNM stage, PET
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