[A case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma underwent middle and lower sleeve bi-lobectomies with carinal reconstruction]

A case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma was successfully resected by bronchoplasty with carinal resection. A 36-year-old male complaining cough and sputum was admitted to our hospital. Bronchofiberscopical examination revealed a tumor mass occluding the truncus intermedius. The tumor seemed to invade the carina, but the orifice of the right upper lobe bronchus was intact. The results of the pathological examination of the biopsy specimen showed mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Sleeve middle and lower lobe bi-lobectomies with carinal reconstruction were successfully performed. The postoperative course was uneventful. The patient is alive 5 year and 5 months after operation without recurrent tumor.