Open AccessCOVID-19 Vaccination Manifesting as Unilateral Lymphadenopathies Detected by 18F-Choline PET/CT
Author(s) -
Domenico Albano,
Giulia Volpi,
Francesco Dondi,
Raffaele Giubbini,
Francesco Bertagna
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.0000000000003951
Subject(s) - medicine , lymph , axilla , vaccination , covid-19 , radiology , nuclear medicine , pathology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , cancer , breast cancer
A 79-year-old man with a history of prostate adenocarcinoma treated with prostatectomy underwent 18F-FCH PET/CT for restaging purpose, which was negative for relapse but showed the presence of choline-positive lymph nodes in the left axilla. The patient underwent a COVID-19 vaccination in the left arm 6 days prior. Thus, PET/CT findings were considered as inflammatory lymph nodes. With the current drive of global COVID-19 immunization, this case underlines the importance of knowing vaccination history to interpret correctly the findings and to avoid false-positive reports.