Open AccessBronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma, recurrent asthmatic symptoms, and pneumonia presenting in pregnancy
Author(s) -
Shiiba Ritsuya,
Himeji Daisuke,
Beppu Kiichiro,
Marutsuka Kousuke,
Mitsuoka Masahiro,
Nabeshima Kazuki
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.626
Subject(s) - medicine , mucoepidermoid carcinoma , bronchus , bronchoscopy , caesarean section , cauterization , pneumonia , left main bronchus , pregnancy , asthma , surgery , right main bronchus , lung , radiology , carcinoma , respiratory disease , biology , genetics
We report the case of a 37‐year‐old pregnant Japanese woman (34th week of gestation) with a left main bronchus mucoepidermoid carcinoma. She had left lower lung pneumonia episodes for eight weeks that had been associated with bronchial asthma. Bronchoscopy revealed a membranous endobronchial tumour obstructing most of the left main bronchus. We delivered the baby without any problems by caesarean section, followed by tumour cauterization using a rigid bronchoscope under general anaesthesia. After that, we performed a sleeve resection of the main left bronchus. At one‐year follow‐up, the patient was disease‐free and her baby was growing well.