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[Bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma: apropos of 3 cases]
J P Terrier1, B Chetaille, M Reynaud-Gaubert
1Service d'anatomie et de cytologie pathologiques, Hôpital Sainte-Marguerite, 13274 Marseille Cedex 09.
Annales De Pathologie
|January 10, 2001
Abstract:
We report three cases of bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinoma (BMEC) of low-grade malignancy with a relafase-free follow up. BMEC are rare tumors. The microscopic findings distinguish low-grade tumors which occur in children and young adults and high-grade tumors concerning older patients; this grading is based on the study of the epidermoid component. If possible, conservative therapy is appropriate in low-grade tumors. The prognosis of high-grade tumors is poor.