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
Hauptverfasser: Zhou, Tong, Liu, Ying, Li, Tong-Tong, Yu, Zhen-Xiang
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Sprache:eng
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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.
ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.4103/0366-6999.221277