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Lung Cancer Surgery in the Early Phase After Acute COVID-19 Pneumonitis.
- Source :
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The Annals of thoracic surgery [Ann Thorac Surg] 2022 Apr; Vol. 113 (4), pp. e243-e245. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 01. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- A 65-year-old woman was diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer in 2020 and scheduled for robotic assisted-left upper lobectomy. Unfortunately, the patient contracted symptomatic COVID-19, resulting in postponement of lung resection. She was admitted for surgery 6 weeks after the acute infection. A preoperative computed tomographic scan showed widespread interstitial pneumonitis. However, the operation went ahead given concerns over tumor progression, albeit with a lesser resection to preserve lung tissue because the patient was slightly hypoxic. Her postoperative recovery was uneventful, and she was discharged 5 days later. Final histology confirmed a fully resected stage T1c N0 M0 adenocarcinoma of the lung.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1552-6259
- Volume :
- 113
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Annals of thoracic surgery
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 34217692
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.06.016