Management of a colon cancer patient infected with corona virus disease 2019 / 浙江大学学报·医学版
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences
; (6): 245-248, 2020.
Article
in Zh
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE@#To explore the feasibility of surgical treatment for cancer patients complicated with corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19).@*METHODS@#The management and clinical outcome of a sigmoid cancer patient with COVID-19 were analyzed.@*RESULTS@#The inflammation indicators and fever of this patient were effectively controlled and the lung lesions remained stable after active anti-viral treatment, then the radical colorectomy was performed after the viral negative conversion for twice.@*CONCLUSIONS@#The case indicates that it may feasible to undergo radical tumor surgery for cancer patients with COVID-19 after the virus nucleic acid testing turns negative and more studies are needed to confirm this conclusion.
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Main subject:
Antiviral Agents
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Pneumonia, Viral
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General Surgery
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Virology
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Colonic Neoplasms
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Coronavirus Infections
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Clinical Laboratory Techniques
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Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques
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Therapeutic Uses
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Zh
Journal:
Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences
Year:
2020
Type:
Article