Simultaneous development of COVID-19 pneumonia and pulmonary metastasis in a known case of chondrosarcoma: a case report.
J Med Case Rep
; 15(1): 218, 2021 Apr 28.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1207607
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) started in December 2020, and is a global problem now. There are several sets of established data regarding computed tomography (CT) findings in COVID-19 pneumonia with many differential diagnoses. During the early days of the pandemic, there was little data regarding lung CT features of COVID-19 in a cancer patient. In this paper, we described a rare case of simultaneous presentation of COVID-19 with pulmonary metastasis. CASE PRESENTATION A Persian patient with a history of chondrosarcoma presented to our clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic with a new-onset cough. He had experienced no recurrence during previous follow-up visits. Chest CT scan revealed numerous bilateral small peripheral and perilymphatic pulmonary nodules, unilateral ground-glass patch, and nodular interlobular septal thickening. Biopsy of the pulmonary nodules established pulmonary metastasis of chondrosarcoma origin, and pharyngeal reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was positive for COVID-19.CONCLUSION:
Pulmonary metastasis should be considered as a differential diagnosis of COVID-19 features in cancer patients in the pandemic era.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Chondrosarcoma
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COVID-19
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Lung Neoplasms
Type of study:
Case report
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Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Med Case Rep
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S13256-021-02753-1
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