저자들은 폐결핵 치료중 흉통, 발열, 기침 등 폐렴소견과 단순흉부 X 선상 결핵의 악화소견으로 본 병원에 입원한 67세 남자에서 순차적인 단순흉부X선과 기관지 내시경 및 조직생검을 통하여 좌측 주기관지에서 발생한 고등급의 점액표피양 암종을 확인하였으며, 진단후 17개월만에 사망한 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of lung are rare carcinoma arising from the submucosal glands tissue of the proximal tracheobronchial tree. The carcinoma can be divided into low grade and high grade varienties. The most important factors in the prognosis include histological grading and the ability to achieve a complete surgical resection. We experienced a case of high grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma in pulmonary tuberculosis patient of 67 years old male who has been suffered from left chest pain for several weeks. He was not treated and died seventeen months later.
