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Mucoid impaction secondary to mucin-producing metastatic adenocarcinoma of the cervix

¹ Section of Chest Imaging, Department of Radiology, ² Department of Pathology, ³ Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, Jim Pattison Pavilion South, 899 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1M9, Canada

Correspondence: Okka Hamer, Section of Chest Imaging, Department of Radiology, Vancouver General Hospital, Jim Pattison Pavilion South, 899 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 1M9, Canada. E-mail: o.hamer{at}gmx.de

Endobronchial metastases are an uncommon complication of malignant tumours. The vast majority are secondary to carcinoma of the breast, colorectum and kidney, or to melanoma. Occasionally, endobronchial tumours can result in partial or complete bronchial obstruction. Here, we describe an uncommon case of endobronchial metastasis of adenocarcinoma of the cervix causing mucoid impaction owing to mucous production by the tumour cells.