Background: The differential diagnosis of lung and pleural metastases and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can be challenging. Case: We report a case of a 41-year-old woman with FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics) stage IV ovarian cancer with pleural and pulmonary spread. After primary cytoreduction was performed, she developed a high fever and worsening dyspnea with desaturation (92% in ambient air). Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection was suspected, but three swabs gave negative results. Computed tomographic scan showed radiologic imaging strongly suspect for COVID-19 and the patient was transferred to a COVID-19 ward. The final diagnosis was paraneoplastic fever. Conclusion: Lung and pleural metastases can mimic SARS-CoV-2 infection.
Pulmonary and pleural metastasis mimicking COVID-19 infection in stage IV ovarian cancer: a case report / Carbone, Fabiana; Palaia, Innocenza; Santangelo, Giusi; Manganaro, Lucia; Perniola, Giorgia; Di Donato, Violante; Benedetti Panici, Pierluigi. - In: TUMORI. - ISSN 0300-8916. - (2020).
Titolo: | Pulmonary and pleural metastasis mimicking COVID-19 infection in stage IV ovarian cancer: a case report | |
Autori: | CARBONE, FABIANA (Primo) PALAIA, INNOCENZA (Secondo) DI DONATO, VIOLANTE (Penultimo) BENEDETTI PANICI, PIERLUIGI (Ultimo) | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2020 | |
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Citazione: | Pulmonary and pleural metastasis mimicking COVID-19 infection in stage IV ovarian cancer: a case report / Carbone, Fabiana; Palaia, Innocenza; Santangelo, Giusi; Manganaro, Lucia; Perniola, Giorgia; Di Donato, Violante; Benedetti Panici, Pierluigi. - In: TUMORI. - ISSN 0300-8916. - (2020). | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1440497 | |
Appartiene alla tipologia: | 01i Case report |
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