Case report: incidental findings of COVID-19 infection on positron emission tomography/computed tomography for staging of a giant gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Authors: Reed-Embleton, Hamish;

Khan, Khurram Shahzad ;

Mathias, Navin;

Mahmud, Sajid

Source: Pan African Medical Journal

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Abstract

We report the incidental finding of COVID-19 in a 59-year-old male, with no significant cardiorespiratory past medical history who underwent a fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) scan for investigation of a likely gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). There may be significant discrepancies between clinical symptoms and radiological severity with COVID-19 infection. FDG-PET scanning has the potential to complement traditional radiological imaging in COVID-19 in diagnosis of subclinical diagnosis or early stage disease, as well as monitoring disease progression.

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Reed-Embleton, H., Khan, K., Mathias, N. & Mahmud, S. 2020, 'Case report: incidental findings of COVID-19 infection on positron emission tomography/computed tomography for staging of a giant gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor', Pan African Medical Journal, 35(S2), pp. 28-28. https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.2.23167

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.2.23167

Repository URI: https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/304027/