False-Positive Hypermetabolic Lesions on Post-Treatment PET-CT after Influenza Vaccination.
10.3904/kjim.2011.26.2.210
- Author:
Jeong Eun KIM
1
;
Eun Kyoung KIM
;
Dae Ho LEE
;
Sang We KIM
;
Cheolwon SUH
;
Jung Shin LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. leedaeho@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
False positive reactions;
Positron-emission tomography;
Vaccination
- MeSH:
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use;
False Positive Reactions;
Humans;
Influenza Vaccines/*administration & dosage/adverse effects;
Injections, Intramuscular;
Lymph Nodes/drug effects/*radiography/*radionuclide imaging;
Male;
Middle Aged;
*Positron-Emission Tomography;
Predictive Value of Tests;
Seminoma/*diagnosis/drug therapy/pathology/radiography/radionuclide imaging;
Testicular Neoplasms/*diagnosis/drug therapy/pathology/radiography/radionuclide imaging;
*Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Treatment Outcome;
*Whole Body Imaging
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2011;26(2):210-212
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a case of a 59-year-old man with testicular germ cell tumor who showed new hypermetabolic lesions at the left axillary lymph nodes on a post-treatment positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scan. The hypermetabolic lesions were found to be caused by an influenza vaccination 10 days prior to the PET-CT scan and disappeared without additional treatment. To date, he is alive with complete remission.
