Author: Sakai, Takashi; Azuma, Yoko; Aoki, Kotaro; Wakayama, Megumi; Miyoshi, Shion; Kishi, Kazuma; Tateda, Kazuhiro; Homma, Sakae; Iyoda, Akira
Title: Elective lung resection after treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia Cord-id: g1bnsw39 Document date: 2021_4_3
ID: g1bnsw39
Snippet: A 65-year-old man with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was admitted to our hospital. Computed tomography detected bilateral pneumonia with a lung nodule suspicious for lung cancer. Lobectomy was performed 3 months after the treatment for COVID-19 without any complications. The surgical specimen revealed fibrosis below the pleura with a small collection of lymphocytes and intravascular hemorrhagic thrombosis, and no residual RNA was detected. This is the first report describing a surgical spe
Document: A 65-year-old man with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was admitted to our hospital. Computed tomography detected bilateral pneumonia with a lung nodule suspicious for lung cancer. Lobectomy was performed 3 months after the treatment for COVID-19 without any complications. The surgical specimen revealed fibrosis below the pleura with a small collection of lymphocytes and intravascular hemorrhagic thrombosis, and no residual RNA was detected. This is the first report describing a surgical specimen after recovery from COVID-19 pneumonia, and suggests that elective thoracic surgery can be performed safely, depending on the patient’s respiratory function, without infectious risk.
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