Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the trachea with airway hyperresponsiveness

Anticancer Res. 2000 May-Jun;20(3B):1995-7.

Abstract

We report a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the trachea in a 23-year-old pregnant female in her 39th week. The patient had cough and wheezing in the early morning for 9 months before admission. No abnormalities were detected on a chest roentgenogram. At Caesarean section, fiberscopy revealed a polypoid lesion narrowing the trachea. The pathologic diagnosis made from the biopsy specimen obtained was low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma and the lesion was resected. Airway hyperresponsiveness was shown before resection with airflow limitation, however, airway reactivity and airflow limitation improved 1 year after resection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Airway Obstruction / etiology*
  • Bronchial Hyperreactivity / etiology*
  • Bronchial Provocation Tests
  • Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / complications
  • Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / physiopathology*
  • Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / surgery
  • Cough / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / physiopathology*
  • Spirometry
  • Tracheal Neoplasms / complications
  • Tracheal Neoplasms / physiopathology*
  • Tracheal Neoplasms / surgery