Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Oct 16, 2021; 9(29): 8888-8893
Published online Oct 16, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i29.8888
Primary intratracheal neurilemmoma in a 10-year-old girl: A case report
Lei Wu, Mi-Cun Sha, Xi-Ling Wu, Jing Bi, Zhi-Min Chen, Ying-Shuo Wang
Lei Wu, Department of Pulmonology and Endoscopy Center, The Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
Mi-Cun Sha, Department of Pediatrics, Suqian People’s Hospital of Nanjing Drum-Tower Hospital Group, Suqian 223800, Jiangsu Province, China
Xi-Ling Wu, Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310002, Zhejiang Province, China
Jing Bi, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China
Zhi-Min Chen, Ying-Shuo Wang, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, The Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Wu L, Sha MC and Bi J contributed to manuscript drafting; Wu L and Sha MC reviewed the literature and contributed equally to this work; Wu L and Bi J performed the surgery; Wu XL contributed to revising the manuscript for important intellectual content; All authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
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Corresponding author: Ying-Shuo Wang, MD, Doctor, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, The Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, No. 3333 Binsheng Road, Hangzhou 310052, Zhejiang Province, China. wangyingshuo@zju.edu.cn
Received: June 8, 2021
Peer-review started: June 8, 2021
First decision: June 25, 2021
Revised: July 8, 2021
Accepted: August 4, 2021
Article in press: August 4, 2021
Published online: October 16, 2021
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Tracheal neurilemmoma is a rare condition in children. Because the clinical presentation is nonspecific and insidious, diagnosis is often delayed. This case report describes a 10-year-old girl with tracheal neurilemmoma.