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Bronchial Foreign Body Alerting of a Bronchial Tumor: The Need of a Follow-Up Radiography
Joint Authors
Deschildre, A.
El-Rifai, Nahida
Shahine, Samar
Sidani, Hassan
Sabeh Aion, Ali
Copin, Marie-Christine
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-11-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Lung tumors are extremely rare in the pediatric population, comprising only 0.2% of all malignancies in children.
Among them, mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is even rarer with a reported frequency of 0.1% to 0.2%.
MEC is defined by the World Health Organization as a tumor characterized by a combination of mucus-secreting, squamous, and intermediate cell types.
We describe the case of a 4-year-old girl who presented with a history of intermittent fever and nonproductive cough of 1-month duration after foreign body aspiration.
The chest X-ray showed complete collapse of the left lung.
After removal of the foreign body, the lung expanded well after.
However, the control chest X-ray done after 5 days showed again complete collapse of the left lung.
The biopsy specimen taken during bronchoscopy confirmed the diagnosis of low-grade MEC.
Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) confirmed the presence of MAML2 rearrangement.
Complete surgical resection with preservation of lung parenchyma was performed.
No adjuvant therapy was needed.
Repeat bronchoscopy was performed 2 months after surgery and showed no recurrence of the tumor.
In conclusion, a remote chest X-ray after removal of a foreign body is necessary to avoid missing a rare serious underlying disease such as MEC.
According to the size and the location of the tumor, complete surgical removal is sufficient without additional treatment in case of low-grade tumor.
The presence of MAML2 rearrangement confers a favorable outcome and may have long-term implications for the clinical management.
American Psychological Association (APA)
El-Rifai, Nahida& Shahine, Samar& Sidani, Hassan& Sabeh Aion, Ali& Deschildre, A.& Copin, Marie-Christine. 2016. Bronchial Foreign Body Alerting of a Bronchial Tumor: The Need of a Follow-Up Radiography. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102426
Modern Language Association (MLA)
El-Rifai, Nahida…[et al.]. Bronchial Foreign Body Alerting of a Bronchial Tumor: The Need of a Follow-Up Radiography. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102426
American Medical Association (AMA)
El-Rifai, Nahida& Shahine, Samar& Sidani, Hassan& Sabeh Aion, Ali& Deschildre, A.& Copin, Marie-Christine. Bronchial Foreign Body Alerting of a Bronchial Tumor: The Need of a Follow-Up Radiography. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102426
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1102426