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False-Positive Hypermetabolic Lesions on Post-Treatment PET-CT after Influenza Vaccination

  • Kim, Jeong-Eun (Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Kyoung (Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Dae-Ho (Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Sang-We (Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Suh, Cheol-Won (Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Shin (Department of Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
  • Published : 2011.06.01
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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.

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