COVID-19: Staging of a New Disease.
Cancer Cell
; 38(5): 594-597, 2020 11 09.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-972295
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), like cancer, is a complex disease with clinical phases of progression. Initially conceptualized as a respiratory disease, COVID-19 is increasingly recognized as a multi-organ and heterogeneous illness. Disease staging is a method for measuring the progression and severity of an illness using objective clinical and molecular criteria. Integral to cancer staging is "metastasis," defined as the spread of a disease-producing agent, including neoplastic cells and pathogens such as certain viruses, from the primary site to distinct anatomic locations. Staging provides valuable frameworks and benchmarks for clinical decision-making in patient management, improved prognostication, and evidence-based treatment selection.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Virus Replication
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Severity of Illness Index
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Coronavirus Infections
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Virus Internalization
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Betacoronavirus
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Inflammation
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Multiple Organ Failure
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Cancer Cell
Journal subject:
Neoplasms
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
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