Massive hemoptysis due to primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung in a 12-year-old
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Du Toit-Prinsloo, Lorraine
Bunn, Belinda Kathleen
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Springer
Abstract
A 12-year-old African male patient presented with a history of progressive weight loss of several months
duration and a complaint of persistent hemoptysis. Radiological examination (chest X-ray and computerized
tomographic scan) confirmed the presence of a mass in the lower lobe of the right lung. Following
hospitalization, the hemoptysis intensified and the patient was anesthetized for endobronchial examination and
biopsy in order to establish the nature and extent of the pulmonary mass. Shortly after intubation, severe rapid
intraparenchymal hemorrhage of the right lung occurred which led to sudden cardiac arrest. The patient was
successfully resuscitated and was then admitted to the intensive care unit whilst still intubated. The
endobronchosopic examination and biopsy procedure were abandoned and the right lung mass remained
undiagnosed. A brain CT-scan performed shortly thereafter confirmed that hypoxic damage was present. The
patient showed no improvement and finally succumbed one month later.
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African male patient, Progressive weight loss, Hemoptysis
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Du Toit-Prinsloo, L & Bunn, BK 2016, 'Massive hemoptysis due to primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the lung in a 12-year-old', Forensic Science Medicine and Pathology, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 380-383