Open AccessPrimary intratracheal neurilemmoma in a 10-year-old girl: A case report
Author(s) -
Lei Wu,
Mi-Cun Sha,
Xiling Wu,
Jiacheng Bi,
Zhimin Chen,
Yingshuo Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i29.8888
Subject(s) - medicine , stridor , laryngoscopy , surgery , tachypnea , airway , anesthesia , intubation , tachycardia
Tracheal tumors are relatively rare in adults and uncommon in children. Tracheal neurilemmoma is a rare condition in adults that usually affects middle-aged people, but it can also occur in children. Because the clinical presentation is nonspecific and insidious, diagnosis is often delayed. The most common symptoms in these patients are stridor or wheezing (especially positional) and cough. A few patients are misdiagnosed and mistakenly treated for asthma.