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http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2011.26.2.210

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)
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The Korean journal of internal medicine / v.26, no.2, 2011 , pp. 210-212 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
False positive reactions; Positron-emission tomography; Vaccination;
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