{
  "abstract": "Mucoepidermoid carcinoma originates from the submucosal glands of the tracheobronchial tree. It is structurally homologous with exocrine salivary glands.It is a rare tumour, consisting of 0.1% to 0.2% of primary lung malignancies.Complete surgical resection is the treatment of choice and is associated with an excellent prognosis. Here we present a case where a boy in his teenage years came with a dry cough and haemoptysis.Contrast-enhanced CT confirmed the presence of a polypoidal enhancing space-occupying lesion arising from the right anterolateral aspect of the carina, protruding into the right main bronchus, causing near complete narrowing. The initial biopsy suggested a benign polyp, which led to complete excision of the polyp using an electro-cautery snare. The repeat histopathology suggested a low-grade muco-epidermoid carcinoma, which further required surgical sleeve resection of the distal trachea.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Respiratory Medicine, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra, India"
      ],
      "name": "Mahima Dilip Jaisinghani"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Respiratory Medicine, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra, India"
      ],
      "name": "Sneha Tirpude"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Surgical Oncology, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra, India"
      ],
      "name": "Sanjay Deshmukh"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Pathology, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra, India"
      ],
      "name": "Taher Chharchhodawala"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Medipulse Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India"
      ],
      "name": "Sumita Agrawal"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Child with mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the trachea",
  "uid": "1c38276d-7db9-5d17-9d7e-a1dbe18ae321"
}