COVID-19 Vaccination Manifesting as Unilateral Lymphadenopathies Detected by 18F-Choline PET/CT.

Albano, Domenico; Volpi, Giulia; Dondi, Francesco; Giubbini, Raffaele; Bertagna, Francesco · Clin Nucl Med · 2022

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

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.

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