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

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...

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Published inRadiology case reports Vol. 15; no. 10; pp. 1803 - 1805
Main Authors Ferrando-Castagnetto, Federico, Wakfie-Corieh, Cristina Gamila, García, Alba María Blanes, García-Esquinas, Martha García, Caro, Rosa María Couto, Delgado, José Luis Carreras
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Inc 01.10.2020
Elsevier
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Cancer
Chest
COVID-19
Pneumonia
Thrombus
COVID-19
Pneumonia
Thrombus
Cancer
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.1016/j.radcr.2020.07.032