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Nuklearmedizin 2021; 60(06): 456-457
DOI: 10.1055/a-1561-2046
DOI: 10.1055/a-1561-2046
Case Report
FDG uptake in axillary lymph nodes after COVID-19 vaccination – a pitfall in a case of highly suspicious lymph node metastases of malignant melanoma
FDG uptake in axillaren Lymphknoten nach COVID-19 Impfung – ein Fallstrick in der Interpretation eines FDG-PET/CT bei einem Patienten mit malignem Melanom und hochgradig Metastasen-suspekten axillaren Lymphknoten
Introduction
After vaccination lymph nodes reactions are commonly observed and previously described as potential pitfalls in reading 18F-2-Fluor-2-deoxy-D-glucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) [1]. This potential pitfall is increasingly encountered with vaccination programmes underway to combat the ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Nuclear medicine physicians should be aware of this potential pitfall.
Publication History
Received: 18 June 2021
Accepted: 28 July 2021
Article published online:
19 August 2021
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