Tumour vaccine associated lymphadenopathy and false positive positron emission tomography scan changes

R L Jones; D Cunningham; G Cook; P J Ell

doi:10.1259/bjr/19323466

Tumour vaccine associated lymphadenopathy and false positive positron emission tomography scan changes

Br J Radiol. 2004 Jan;77(913):74-5. doi: 10.1259/bjr/19323466.

Authors

R L Jones¹, D Cunningham, G Cook, P J Ell

Affiliation

¹ Gastrointestinal Department, Royal Marsden Hospital, Down's Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UK.

PMID: 14988145
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/19323466

Abstract

A patient receiving intradermal injections of vaccine directed towards carcinoembryonic antigen-bearing metastases from colorectal cancer showed uptake of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose in local draining lymph nodes during the course of treatment. This appearance should be considered as a possible false positive in patients undergoing such treatment who are being investigated with PET scans.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / drug therapy*
Adenocarcinoma / secondary
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
Axilla
Cancer Vaccines / adverse effects*
Carcinoembryonic Antigen / metabolism
Colorectal Neoplasms*
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Liver Neoplasms / secondary
Lymphatic Diseases / chemically induced*
Male
Middle Aged
Tomography, Emission-Computed

Substances

Cancer Vaccines
Carcinoembryonic Antigen