Pınar Pelin ÖZCAN, Zehra Pınar KOÇ, Gökçe YAVAN, Adil GÜMÜŞ

Incidentally Detected COVID-19 Case and FDG-PET-CT Findings in a Patient with Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer

Imaging plays an important role in the evaluation of cancer patients for management of most appropriate treatment options. FDG PET-CT imaging in various cancer patients has been widely used for staging, restaging, and therapy response for various cancer patients. We hereby, report incidentally detected COVID-19 disease FDG PET-CT findings of a newly diagnosed breast cancer patient and follow-up imaging findings.

Keywords:

FDG, PET-CT, COVID-19,

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