Open AccessSubdiaphragmatic Lymph Nodes Uptake on 18F-FDG PET/CT After COVID-19 Vaccination in the Thigh
Author(s) -
Elske Quak,
Adeline Morel,
Julie Faudemer,
Christelle Lévy,
Renaud Ciappuccini
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.637
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1536-0229
pISSN - 0363-9762
DOI - 10.1097/rlu.0000000000003941
Subject(s) - medicine , lymph , axillary lymph nodes , lymphedema , breast cancer , axillary nodes , thigh , covid-19 , nuclear medicine , radiology , vaccination , pet ct , positron emission tomography , cancer , pathology , surgery , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Since worldwide COVID-19 vaccination, 18F-FDG uptake in reactive axillary lymph nodes has been frequently observed in PET/CT studies. We describe a patient with breast cancer who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT 7 days after receiving COVID-19 vaccination in the right thigh. 18F-FDG uptake was observed in nonenlarged right-sided inguinal, iliac, and para-aortic lymph nodes. As the thigh can be used as an alternate site for COVID-19 vaccine injection in case of lymphedema in both arms or for adequate axillary staging in patients with breast cancer, physicians should be aware of such 18F-FDG uptake pattern.