Bronchial Foreign Body Alerting of a Bronchial Tumor: The Need of a Follow-Up Radiography
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 combinat...
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2016-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Pediatrics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6714351 |