Incidental and simultaneous finding of pulmonary thrombus and COVID-19 pneumonia in a cancer patient derived to 18F-FDG PET/CT. New pathophysiological insights from hybrid imaging
oleh: Federico Ferrando-Castagnetto, MD, Cristina Gamila Wakfie-Corieh, MD, Alba María Blanes García, MD, Martha García García-Esquinas, MD, Rosa María Couto Caro, MD, José Luis Carreras Delgado, PhD
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2020-10-01 |
Deskripsi
Cancer patients require a careful clinical follow-up during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Although hybrid fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT) is not routinely used in the management of COVID-19 patients, it could play a complementary role of other laboratory and radiological data in selected cases. We describe an asymptomatic cancer patient derived to 18F-FDGPET/CT with simultaneous findings of COVID-19 pneumonia and pulmonary thrombus, discussing its possible mechanisms and prognostic implications.