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Axillary lymphadenopathy in a renal cell carcinoma patient after COVID-19 Vaccination
Jeffrey J Aalberg1, Timothy P Collins2, Ethan M Dobrow3
1Department of Medical Education, Togus Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1 VA Center, Augusta, ME 04330, USA.
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.
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