Bronchial carcinoid is the most common primary malignant lung tumor in children; however, it remains a very rare diagnosis due to the overall low incidence of childhood lung malignancies. We report a case of a 17-year-old girl with respiratory symptoms who was initially misdiagnosed as a case of COVID pneumonia. She was later detected to have a right mainstem bronchial carcinoid which was managed successfully by a multi-disciplinary team.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9552641 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_132_21 | DOI Listing |
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