FDG Uptakes at Unilateral Axillary and Supraclavicular Lymph Nodes and Deltoid Muscle on [18F] FDG PET/CT After COVID-19 Vaccination: A Potential Pitfall for Metastatic Lymph Nodes in Colon Cancer Patient

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused the ongoing global pandemic. It can manifest a wide range of complications depending upon the severity of infection and comorbidities of the patient. Vaccines are very important measure to provide protection against COVID-19. We report a case of 73-year-old female who underwent [18F]F-2-fluoro-2-deoxyd-glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) and contrast-enhanced CT for staging of her rectosigmoid colon cancer and was found to have hypermetabolic uptakes in the deltoid muscle of the left shoulder and hypermetabolic left axillary and supraclavicular lymph nodes due to adenovirus vectored vaccine (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, AstraZeneca) administrated 18 days ago prior to PET/CT scan.