COVID-19 vaccine-related axillary edema in breast imaging setting

Vivianne Freitas, MD; Sandeep Ghai, MD; Frederick Au, MD; Supriya Kulkarni, MD; Heather Michelle Ruff, DO; Karina Bukhanov, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Mar 2022)

COVID-19 vaccine-related axillary edema in breast imaging setting

Vivianne Freitas, MD,
Sandeep Ghai, MD,
Frederick Au, MD,
Supriya Kulkarni, MD,
Heather Michelle Ruff, DO,
Karina Bukhanov, MD

Affiliations

Vivianne Freitas, MD: University of Toronto, Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network, Sinai Health System, Women's College Hospital, 610 University Avenue – M5G 2M9, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Corresponding author.
Sandeep Ghai, MD: University of Toronto, Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network, Sinai Health System, Women's College Hospital, 610 University Avenue – M5G 2M9, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Frederick Au, MD: University of Toronto, Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network, Sinai Health System, Women's College Hospital, 610 University Avenue – M5G 2M9, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Supriya Kulkarni, MD: University of Toronto, Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network, Sinai Health System, Women's College Hospital, 610 University Avenue – M5G 2M9, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Heather Michelle Ruff, DO: Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Laboratory Medicine Program, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Karina Bukhanov, MD: University of Toronto, Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network, Sinai Health System, Women's College Hospital, 610 University Avenue – M5G 2M9, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 3
pp. 775 – 778

Abstract

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Worldwide, many vaccines have been developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unilateral reactive axillary adenopathy related to the COVID-19 vaccine is a well-known occurrence. In addition, axillary edema has also been observed following COVID-19 vaccinations in patients undergoing breast MRI, and radiologists need to be aware of this possibility to avoid performing unnecessary work-up that can be costly to the health care system and be stressful for patients.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
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