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ArticleAME case reports2026

ALK-rearranged lung adenocarcinoma transforming to mucoepidermoid carcinoma in a 45-year-old female: a case report.

Yachen Liu, Xi Liu, Hongmeng Ma, Wenxin Li

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Yachen LiuAffiliated Inner Mongolia Clinical College of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Inner Mongolia People's Hospital, Hohhot, China.
Xi LiuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Institute of Cancer Research, Inner Mongolia People's Hospital, Hohhot, China.
Hongmeng MaInstitute of Clinical Medicine, Inner Mongolia Academy of Medical Sciences, Inner Mongolia People's Hospital, Hohhot, China.
Wenxin LiAffiliated Inner Mongolia Clinical College of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Inner Mongolia People's Hospital, Hohhot, China.

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Abstract

Background: Pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma (PMEC) accounts for less than 1% of pulmonary malignancies and is predominantly primary, exhibiting distinct clinical manifestations and treatment responses compared to lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD). Although the incidence of histological transformation from non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to small cell lung cancer (SCLC) following tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy is approximately 3-14%, transformation from LUAD to PMEC is an extremely rare event. Currently, there is a lack of unified understanding and diagnostic/therapeutic guidelines concerning its mechanism, clinical features, treatment strategies, and prognosis. This article reports a case of HT from LUAD to PMEC following anaplastic lymphoma kinase ( Case Description: This report describes a 45-year-old female patient who was admitted to the hospital with a chief complaint of "persistent cough, sputum production, and dyspnea for 2 years, accompanied by chest tightness for 1 week". She was diagnosed with Conclusions: Tumors that undergo LUAD-to-PMEC transformation after

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Case reporthistologic transformationlung adenocarcinoma (LUAD)pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma (PMEC)

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PMCPMC13466806

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