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ArticleRespiratory medicine case reports2021

Photodynamic therapy for pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma.

Masakazu Kimura, Kuniharu Miyajima, Rinako Ishikawa, Yuki Yamada, Takafumi Kono, Tetuya Okunaka, Keiichi Iwaya, Norihiko Ikeda

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Article in Respiratory medicine case reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Masakazu KimuraDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Niizashiki Central General Hospital, 1-7-2 Tohoku, Niiza, Saitama, 352-0001, Japan.
Kuniharu MiyajimaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Niizashiki Central General Hospital, 1-7-2 Tohoku, Niiza, Saitama, 352-0001, Japan.
Rinako IshikawaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Niizashiki Central General Hospital, 1-7-2 Tohoku, Niiza, Saitama, 352-0001, Japan.
Yuki YamadaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Niizashiki Central General Hospital, 1-7-2 Tohoku, Niiza, Saitama, 352-0001, Japan.
Takafumi KonoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Niizashiki Central General Hospital, 1-7-2 Tohoku, Niiza, Saitama, 352-0001, Japan.
Tetuya OkunakaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Niizashiki Central General Hospital, 1-7-2 Tohoku, Niiza, Saitama, 352-0001, Japan.
Keiichi IwayaDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Kyoundo Hospital, 1-8 Kanda Surugudai, Chiyoda, Tokyo, 101-0062, Japan.
Norihiko IkedaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan.
Ogikubo Hospital · JPTokyo Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma (PMEC) are rare, accounting for 0.1-0.2% of all malignant lung tumors. Furthermore, endobronchial lesions are rare and are more commonly found in the segmental or lobar bronchi. We present, to the best of our knowledge, the first case of successful treatment with photodynamic therapy (PDT) for PMEC. A 77-year-old male presented with cough and hemosputum for 4 months. Chest computed tomography showed a mass in the right intermediate bronchus. Endobronchial biopsy revealed a diagnosis of PMEC. An optimal surgical technique to preserve respiratory function was desirable as most of the tumor emerged from the bronchial glands in the central airways and was of low-grade type. Hence, PDT was performed. Repeat bronchoscopies were performed 5 years after the PDT and showed no evidence of tumor recurrence. PDT is more likely to be effective for low-grade PMECs that are visible on bronchoscopy.

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18F-FDG PET/CT, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomographyCSS, cancer-specific survivalLow-grade typeLung cancerMEC, mucoepidermoid carcinomaNd-YAG, neodymium yttrium aluminum garnetNPe6, mono-N-aspartyl chlorin e6PDT, photodynamic therapyPhotodynamic therapyPMEC, pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinomaPulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma

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