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The diagnosis is often unrecognized, often treated as pneumonia, a more frequent diagnosis at this age.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Case presentation:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The authors report in this article, the case of a 12-year-old child with a clinical history of chronic cough evolving for 6 months with recurrent episodes of pneumonia. The presence of a foreign body was suggested on the thoracic computed tomography (CT). PMEC was histopathologically determined on biopsy. Fluorine-<jats:sup>18<\/jats:sup>-fluorodesoxyglucose positron emission tomography (<jats:sup>18<\/jats:sup> F-FDG PET)\/CT was performed as part of the extension work-up prior to surgical management.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Clinical discussion:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Preoperative imaging with <jats:sup>18<\/jats:sup>F-FDG PET\/CT seems to be a valuable tool for predicting tumor grade, nodal stage, and postsurgical prognosis in mucoepidermoid carcinoma. 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