Case report reveals successful multidisciplinary care for a bronchial carcinoid in an adolescent, highlighting diagnostic pitfalls when symptoms mimic COVID-19.
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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