Lung Cancer Surgery in the Early Phase After Acute COVID-19 Pneumonitis.

Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 15030100R Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1552-6259 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00034975 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ann Thorac Surg Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Amsterdam : Elsevier
Original Publication: Boston.

Adenocarcinoma*/complications ; Adenocarcinoma*/diagnosis ; Adenocarcinoma*/surgery ; COVID-19* ; Lung Neoplasms*/pathology ; Pneumonia*/surgery; Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Pneumonectomy/methods

A 65-year-old woman was diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer in 2020 and scheduled for robotic assisted-left upper lobectomy. Unfortunately, the patient contracted symptomatic COVID-19, resulting in postponement of lung resection. She was admitted for surgery 6 weeks after the acute infection. A preoperative computed tomographic scan showed widespread interstitial pneumonitis. However, the operation went ahead given concerns over tumor progression, albeit with a lesser resection to preserve lung tissue because the patient was slightly hypoxic. Her postoperative recovery was uneventful, and she was discharged 5 days later. Final histology confirmed a fully resected stage T1c N0 M0 adenocarcinoma of the lung.
(Copyright © 2022 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

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Date Created: 20210704 Date Completed: 20220401 Latest Revision: 20220401

20240628

PMC8247196

10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.06.016

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