Management of a colon cancer patient complicated with COVID-19.

Author: Ziqi YE ¹ ; Yun HONG ¹ ; Xiuhua WU ¹ ; Dongsheng HONG ¹ ; Yanfang ZHANG ¹ ; Xihao DONG ¹ ; Yuefeng RAO ¹ ; Xiaoyang LU ¹
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1. Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
MeSH: Betacoronavirus; isolation & purification; Colonic Neoplasms; complications; surgery; Coronavirus Infections; complications; therapy; Disease Management; Humans; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral; complications; therapy; Treatment Outcome
From: Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences 2020;49(2):245-248
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: OBJECTIVE:To explore the feasibility of radical resection for cancer patients complicated with coronavirus 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 radical resection can be performed in SARS-CoV-2 patients with twice-negative SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid testing results.