Bronchial carcinoid tumor in an adolescent female: diagnosis and management by a multi-disciplinary team

Abstract

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.

Keywords

• bronchial
• carcinoid
• pediatric
• pneumonectomy
• surgery