Table 2 Diagnostic characteristics of the lesions
From: Clinicopathological analysis of pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma
Patient | Preoperative TNM | Preoperative stage | Postoperative TNM | Postoperative stage | Cellular components of end diagnosis | Resection | Follow-up (months) | Prognosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | T2aN2M0 | IIIA | T2aN2M0 | IIIA | MEC (low grade) | Right upper lobectomy | 84 | Alive |
2 | T3N1M0 | IIIA | T3N0M0 | IIB | MEC (low grade) | Left main bronchial sleeve resection | 88 | Alive |
3 | T2aN1M0 | IIA | T3N1M0 | IIIA | MEC (high grade) | Left lower lobectomy | 15 | Death |
4 | T2aN0M0 | IB | T2aN0M0 | IB | MEC (low grade) | Right lower lobectomy by VATS | 44 | Alive |
5 | T1aN0M0 | IA | T1aN0M0 | IA | MEC (low grade) | Left upper lobectomy by VATS | 48 | Alive |
6 | T4N1M0 | IIIA | T4N0M0 | IIIA | MEC (low grade) | Trachea sleeve resection | 36 | Alive |
7 | T2aN0M0 | IB | T2aN0M0 | IB | MEC (low grade) | Right lower lobectomy by VATS | 24 | Alive |
8 | T3N0M0 | IIB | T3N1M0 | IIIA | MEC (high grade) | Right middle and lower lobectomy by VATS | 8 | Alive |