yemenjmedYemen Journal of MedicinecoVolume 3 Issue 3MultidisciplinaryEnglishSeptember- December 2024NNY20241215ArticlePulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma with endobronchial involvement: A case reportEnglishY257261TheebSulaiman1EnglishNAbdullahArshad1EnglishYMohammedAlkhatib1EnglishYBaraWazwaz1EnglishYMerlinThomas1EnglishY10.18231/j.yjom.2024.029Although mucoepidermoid carcinomas (MEC) commonly occur in the salivary glands, they are rarely encountered in the lungs. In this case report, we present a rare case of pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma with endobronchial involvement in a 36-year-old Indian man who presented to our pulmonary outpatient clinic with a 10-year history of recurrent lower respiratory tract infections. A comprehensive workup was performed in his home country, but did not lead to a definitive diagnosis. At our hospital, high-resolution chest computed tomography was repeated, confirming a well-demarcated soft tissue mass measuring 1.7 x 1.8 x 1.1 cm in the right lower lobe bronchus. This was followed by positron emission tomography (PET) showing intense fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in the mass with a standardized uptake value (SUV) of 7.9. The final diagnosis was made by histopathological examination of a resected right lower lobe, which confirmed the diagnosis of low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma, with no metastases found in the lymph nodes. The patient was then referred to a multidisciplinary oncology team, which opted for regular surveillance and follow-up.EnglishMucoepidermoid cancer, Pneumonia, Endobronchial lesionhttps://yemenjmed.com/admin/abstract?id=134References1619Di C, Jiang H, Feng H, Zhang Q, Zhou P, Zheng X, Ket al. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the duodenum: first reported case. Pathology. 2023;55(7):1026-1029.Chopra A, Shim C, Sharma N, Gordon D, Tibb A. 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