Mucoepidermoid Carcinomas Presented as Lobar Pneumonia
Mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MECs) had always been recognized as salivary gland tumors mainly steming from parotid and submandibular salivary glands. Eater, studies showed that MECs can occur in bronchus, esophagus, lacrimal glands, pancreas, thymus, and thyroid gland. MECs in bronchus are usually cen...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Chinese medical journal 2018-01, Vol.131 (1), p.107-108 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MECs) had always been recognized as salivary gland tumors mainly steming from parotid and submandibular salivary glands. Eater, studies showed that MECs can occur in bronchus, esophagus, lacrimal glands, pancreas, thymus, and thyroid gland. MECs in bronchus are usually centrally located and are proposed to originate from submucosal minor salivary-type glands in large airways. |
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ISSN: | 0366-6999 2542-5641 |
DOI: | 10.4103/0366-6999.221277 |