Journals / Balıkesir Medical Journal / 2026 / Cilt: 9 Sayı: 2

Coexistence of Lung Cancer and Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome

Mustafa Kuzucuoğlu(İZMİR KATİP ÇELEBİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ)0000-0001-9889-0061
İlkay Yavaşman(Edirne Sultan 1. Murat Devlet Hastanesi)0000-0001-5429-5842
Pages
105–108
Publication Date
2025-08-30
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Based on the evaluation, the patient was referred to medical oncology as a case of multiple N2, and in our study, we aimed to present this rare association.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome, characterized by tracheobronchomegaly, is a rare condition marked by the loss of elasticity in the airways, particularly leading to the expansion of the trachea and main bronchi.
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Key Findings & Data:Mounier-Kuhn syndrome, first defined in 1932, is characterized by recurrent lower respiratory tract infections and bronchiectasis due to difficulty in expelling secretions.
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⚙️Variables:akciğer kanseri · sendrom · mounier khun

Abstract

Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome, characterized by tracheobronchomegaly, is a rare condition marked by the loss of elasticity in the airways, particularly leading to the expansion of the trachea and main bronchi. Mounier-Kuhn syndrome, first defined in 1932, is characterized by recurrent lower respiratory tract infections and bronchiectasis due to difficulty in expelling secretions. Its association with lung cancer has been rarely reported. In our 56-year-old male patient, a mass lesion was detected on a chest CT scan, and further investigations revealed that the mass was a squamous cell carcinoma, accompanied by tracheobronchial dilation. After the tests, the patient was diagnosed with Mounier-Kuhn syndrome. Based on the evaluation, the patient was referred to medical oncology as a case of multiple N2, and in our study, we aimed to present this rare association.

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Trakeabronkomegali ile karakterize olan Mounier Khun Sendromu hava yollarının elastikiyetinin bozulması ve özellikle trakea ve ana bronşlarda genişleme ile karakterize ve nadir görülen bir hastalıktır. İlk kez 1932 yılında tanımlanan Mounier-Khun sendromu sekresyonların atılmasında zorluğa bağlı tekrarlayan alt solunum yolu enfeksiyonları ve bronşektaziler ile karakterizedir. Akciğer kanseri ile birlikteliği nadir olarak raporlanmıştır. 56 yaşında erkek olgumuzda çekilen toraks bilgisayarlı tomografisinde kitle lezyonu saptanması üzerine yapılan ileri incelemede kitlenin squamoz hücreli karsinom olduğu, trakeobronşial dilatasyonun eşlik ettiği saptandı. Yapılan tetkikleri sonrasında hasta Mounier- Khun senromu olarak değerlendirildi. Hastanın değerlendirmelerinde hasta multiple N2 olarak değerlendirilmesi üzerine medikal onkolojiye yönlendirilirken bizde çalışmamızda bu nadir birlikteliği sunmaya çalıştık.

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Kuzucuoğlu, M., Yavaşman, İ. (2025). Coexistence of Lung Cancer and Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome. Balıkesir Medical Journal, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 2, 105–108. https://doi.org/10.33716/bmedj.1610571

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