Axillary lymphadenopathy in a renal cell carcinoma patient after COVID-19 Vaccination

Radiol Case Rep. 2021 Aug;16(8):2164-2167. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.05.031. Epub 2021 Jun 11.

Abstract

The distribution of the novel Covid-19 vaccines has been on a scale as unprecedented as the pandemic itself. While the vaccines promise to greatly reduce the spread and impact of the disease, encountering side-effects in clinical practice may pose diagnostic dilemmas. In this case report, we describe a patient with known metastatic renal cell carcinoma who presents with axillary lymphadenopathy found on PET/CT imaging after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, which was subsequently confirmed to be reactive lymphadenopathy following biopsy.

Keywords: Coronavirus; Reactive lymphadenopathy; Vaccination.

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  • Case Reports