FDG PET Findings Post-COVID Vaccinations: Signs of the Times?
Clin Nucl Med
; 46(5): 437-438, 2021 May 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1116484
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Vaccinations can cause hypermetabolic axillary lymphadenopathy on FDG PET. We present the case of a 71-year-old man who underwent FDG PET/CT for melanoma staging 6 days following a COVID (coronavirus disease) vaccination. Imaging showed a prominent intramuscular mass at the vaccination site, in addition to extensive axillary lymphadenopathy. The mass was compatible with a hematoma at the vaccination site, and the lymphadenopathy was most likely reactive. This case demonstrates unconventional findings in response to a routine vaccination event-findings that, in light of current world events, are likely to be routinely encountered on PET imaging and that should be recognized reactive rather malignant.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Vaccination
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
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Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
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COVID-19 Vaccines
Type of study:
Case report
Topics:
Long Covid
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Vaccines
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Nucl Med
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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