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Bronchoscopy and biopsies diagnosed primary tracheal mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Following an episode of tracheal bleeding, she was intubated. After thorough explanations to the family and obtaining informed consent, therapeutic bronchoscopy, under general anesthesia using a rigid bronchoscope, was performed. The tumor was cored out with the tip of the bronchoscope and removed with an alligator forceps. The tumor bed was coagulated with APC. The obstetrical team was ready to intervene in case of maternal emergency. Immediate follow-up was good, and she left the hospital 4 days later. She delivered at 39 weeks of gestation by cesarean section because of dystocia. Five years later, the patient is doing well without any signs or symptoms of recurrence. Pediatric follow-up is normal. Argon Plasma Coagulation for treatment of mucoepidermoid tracheal carcinoma is feasible during pregnancy. Reporting this case could lead to less aggressive management of mucoepidermoid carcinoma in pregnant patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.9738\/intsurg-d-14-00169.1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,5,26]],"date-time":"2015-05-26T14:32:12Z","timestamp":1432650732000},"page":"927-929","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Treatment of Tracheal Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma by Argon Plasma Coagulation During Pregnancy"],"prefix":"10.9738","volume":"100","author":[{"given":"Assaad","family":"Kesrouani","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ob-Gyn, Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, St Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Georges","family":"Dabar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pneumology, Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, St Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Samir","family":"Rahal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Ob-Gyn, Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, St Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Claude","family":"Ghorra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathology, Hotel-Dieu de France Hospital, St Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"4721","reference":[{"issue":"5","key":"i0020-8868-100-5-927-b01","series-title":"Jpn J Clin Oncol","first-page":"305","article-title":"Revisit of primary malignant neoplasms of the trachea: clinical characteristics and survival analysis","volume":"27","author":"Yang\n              KY,","year":"1997","unstructured":"Yang\n              KY, \n            \n              Chen\n              YM, \n            \n              Huang\n              MH, \n            \n              Perng\n              RP.\n            \n          \n          Revisit of primary malignant neoplasms of the trachea: clinical characteristics and survival analysis. 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