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Resolution of asthmatic symptoms following successful endoscopic resection of tracheal mucoepidermoid carcinoma

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a rare tumour of the trachea accounting for up to 0.2% of reported primary lung malignancy. We report a case of a 54-year-old man, ex-smoker, whose presentation mimicked adult onset asthma with cough and wheezing, which did not respond to conventional treatment. He...

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Main Authors: Yusof Khan, Abdul Hanif Khan, Mohamed Faisal, Mohd Ali, Razana, Abdul Rahman, Jamalul Azizi
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81997/1/Resolution%20of%20asthmatic%20symptoms.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.819972021-08-13T09:27:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81997/ Resolution of asthmatic symptoms following successful endoscopic resection of tracheal mucoepidermoid carcinoma Yusof Khan, Abdul Hanif Khan Mohamed Faisal Mohd Ali, Razana Abdul Rahman, Jamalul Azizi Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a rare tumour of the trachea accounting for up to 0.2% of reported primary lung malignancy. We report a case of a 54-year-old man, ex-smoker, whose presentation mimicked adult onset asthma with cough and wheezing, which did not respond to conventional treatment. He had occasional haemoptysis and weight loss in which CT scan performed for malignancy screening showed a protruding mass in the distal trachea causing endobronchial obstruction. Bronchoscopic intervention was performed to relieve the obstruction that resulted in resolution of asthmatic symptoms. Histological diagnosis confirmed MEC. This case emphasised the importance of a high index of suspicion in an unusual presentation of a common disease and the pivotal role of bronchoscopic intervention in malignant central airway obstruction. BMJ Publishing Group 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81997/1/Resolution%20of%20asthmatic%20symptoms.pdf Yusof Khan, Abdul Hanif Khan and Mohamed Faisal and Mohd Ali, Razana and Abdul Rahman, Jamalul Azizi (2019) Resolution of asthmatic symptoms following successful endoscopic resection of tracheal mucoepidermoid carcinoma. BMJ Case Reports, 12 (1). pp. 1-3. ISSN 1757-790X https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30659001/ :10.1136/bcr-2018-226202
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description Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a rare tumour of the trachea accounting for up to 0.2% of reported primary lung malignancy. We report a case of a 54-year-old man, ex-smoker, whose presentation mimicked adult onset asthma with cough and wheezing, which did not respond to conventional treatment. He had occasional haemoptysis and weight loss in which CT scan performed for malignancy screening showed a protruding mass in the distal trachea causing endobronchial obstruction. Bronchoscopic intervention was performed to relieve the obstruction that resulted in resolution of asthmatic symptoms. Histological diagnosis confirmed MEC. This case emphasised the importance of a high index of suspicion in an unusual presentation of a common disease and the pivotal role of bronchoscopic intervention in malignant central airway obstruction.
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author Yusof Khan, Abdul Hanif Khan
Mohamed Faisal
Mohd Ali, Razana
Abdul Rahman, Jamalul Azizi
spellingShingle Yusof Khan, Abdul Hanif Khan
Mohamed Faisal
Mohd Ali, Razana
Abdul Rahman, Jamalul Azizi
Resolution of asthmatic symptoms following successful endoscopic resection of tracheal mucoepidermoid carcinoma
author_facet Yusof Khan, Abdul Hanif Khan
Mohamed Faisal
Mohd Ali, Razana
Abdul Rahman, Jamalul Azizi
author_sort Yusof Khan, Abdul Hanif Khan
title Resolution of asthmatic symptoms following successful endoscopic resection of tracheal mucoepidermoid carcinoma
title_short Resolution of asthmatic symptoms following successful endoscopic resection of tracheal mucoepidermoid carcinoma
title_full Resolution of asthmatic symptoms following successful endoscopic resection of tracheal mucoepidermoid carcinoma
title_fullStr Resolution of asthmatic symptoms following successful endoscopic resection of tracheal mucoepidermoid carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed Resolution of asthmatic symptoms following successful endoscopic resection of tracheal mucoepidermoid carcinoma
title_sort resolution of asthmatic symptoms following successful endoscopic resection of tracheal mucoepidermoid carcinoma
publisher BMJ Publishing Group
publishDate 2019
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81997/1/Resolution%20of%20asthmatic%20symptoms.pdf
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30659001/
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