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Mucoepidermoid tumors of the lung
Author(s) -
Yousem Samuel A.,
Hochholzer Liselotte
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19870915)60:6<1346::aid-cncr2820600631>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - medicine , salivary gland , mucoepidermoid carcinoma , lung , lymph node , presentation (obstetrics) , minor salivary glands , pathology , stage (stratigraphy) , radiology , paleontology , biology
Mucoepidermoid tumors of lung (MET) are rare tumors derived from the minor salivary gland tissue of the proximal tracheobronchial tree. The authors studied 58 cases of MET confined to the lung and used criteria derived from similar tumors of the salivary glands to separate them into low‐grade and high‐grade variants. The overwhelming majority of low‐grade tumors behaved in a benign fashion, whereas 23% of high‐grade tumors resulted in patient death. Prognostic factors which appeared to predict future aggressive behavior included high‐grade classification, advanced stage at presentation, and perhaps lymph node metastases.