Open AccessDelayed diagnosis of endobronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 29-year-old male
Author(s) -
Akanksha Jain,
Neha Kawatra Madan,
Sudheer Arava,
Durgatosh Pandey,
Karan Madan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.180905
Subject(s) - medicine , mucoepidermoid carcinoma , radiological weapon , carcinoma , radiology , biopsy , tuberculosis , presentation (obstetrics) , lung , sarcoidosis , surgery , dermatology , pathology
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 clinico-radiological consideration of tuberculosis (TB) led to a prolonged treatment with anti-TB medications without response. Flexible bronchoscopic biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of MEC following that the patient underwent curative surgical resection.