Coronavirus Disease 2019 Severity in Patients with Adenocarcinoma of the Left Lung: A Case Report

Abstract

Patients with cancer are the most vulnerable population against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as they need continuous medical care and regular contact with hospital environments, which put them at risk of COVID-19 disease. We describe a case of a 62-year-old male patient presented with severe COVID-19 who is being admitted to our intensive care unit (ICU) and diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the posterobasal segment in the left lower lobe of the lung. For lung cancer (Ca lung) patients, refined and individualized management is needed during the COVID-19 epidemic to maximize benefits.

Keywords

• coronavirus disease 2019
• intensive care unit
• lung cancer
• mortality