Mixed tumor of salivary gland type arising in the bronchus.

Mori, M; Furuya, K; Kimura, T; Kitade, M; Ueda, N · Ann Thorac Surg · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

During bronchoscopy for atelectasis of the middle lobe, a 61-year-old man was found to have a polypoid mass obstructing the bronchus. Right middle and lower lobectomy disclosed a tumor growing into the lumen of the middle lobe bronchus. The histological features of the tumor were indistinguishable from those of the mixed tumor of the salivary gland. A review of the literature reveals only 7 cases of this extremely rare tumor.

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