Abstract: Objective : To investigate the clinical characteristics and prognosis of carcinoma of salivary -gland type in the lung. Methods : The cases of lung cancer patients who hospitalized in our department from Apr 1987 to Jun 2002 were accumulated and those diagnosed as carcinoma of salivary-gland type (CSGT) were analyzed. Results : Nine patients were diagnosed as CSGT, including 4 males and 5 females. The ratio to total patients was 0.5%. There were six mucoepidermoid carcinomas and three adenoid cystic carcinomas. Four patients survived for more than five years after operation, including one for more than ten years. Conclusion : The morbidity of carcinoma of salivary-gland type in the lung is low. Most of them are considered as low-grade malignant carcinoma. Operation is the principal method to treat this type of carcinoma.