[Gastrointestinal symptoms revealing COVID-19  in Malian breast cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy].

[Gastrointestinal symptoms revealing COVID-19 in Malian breast cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy]. Bull Cancer. 2020 Sep 21;: Authors: Sidibe FM, Bathily M, Diarra B, Kone AS, Diabate K, Konate M, Cisse HL, Guindo I, Kone AA, Kone J, Berthe D, Ouattara BZ, Fofana Y, Sidibe A, Akpa AA, Dembele JP, Toure BA, Diakite A, Diarra IM, Kone AC, Soumare MD, Minta D, Dao S, Toloba Y, Diallo DA, Sidibe S Abstract In this review, we report a case of a bone's metastatic breast cancer in Malian patient treated by chemotherapy in whom SRAS-COV-2's diagnosis was made 9days after the onset gastrointestinal symptoms. Patient quickly died before any COVID-19's treatment. According to the poor outcomes of cancer patients with COVID-19, authors emphasize to an intensive attention to such patients in order to find the best therapeutic balance between the two pathologies during this pandemic. PMID: 32972763 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Bulletin du Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Bull Cancer Source Type: research