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ArticleCase reports in oncology

Unilateral Axillary Lymphadenopathy in Cancer Patients Post-COVID-19 Vaccination: Review and Case Series.

Sumaya Hasan Zoughbor, Zakeya AlRasbi, Ali Yousif, Mouza Al Ameri, Mawada Mohamed Hussein, Mohammad Saeed Hourani, Shima Mohamed Khamis, Hidayath Ansari, Iram Syed, Khalid Balaraj and 4 more

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14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sumaya Hasan ZoughborMicrobiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE.
Zakeya AlRasbiMicrobiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE.
Ali YousifDepartment of Oncology, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE.
Mouza Al AmeriDepartment of Breast Surgery, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE.
Mawada Mohamed HusseinDepartment of Oncology, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE.
Mohammad Saeed HouraniDepartment of Oncology, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE.
Shima Mohamed KhamisDepartment of Radiology, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE.
Hidayath AnsariDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Iram SyedUnion 71 Pathology, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Khalid BalarajDepartment of Oncology, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE.
Fathi AzribiDepartment of Oncology, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE.
Abdul Rahman Bin SumaidaDepartment of Oncology, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE.
Emad DawoudDepartment of Oncology, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE.
Jawaher AnsariDepartment of Oncology, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE.
Tawam Hospital · AEAbu Dhabi University · AEUnited Arab Emirates University · AE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Novel coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) variants continue to spread worldwide with the development of highly transmissible strains. Several guidelines addressing management of cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic have been published, primarily based upon expert opinion. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of breast cancer care including screening, diagnosis, treatment, and long-term follow-up. Recent reports indicate that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines can provoke lymphadenopathy in both cancer patients and healthy individuals. Unilateral axillary lymphadenopathy (UAL) post-COVID-19 vaccination is a challenging presentation for cancer patients because of the potential for misinterpretation as malignancy. The World Health Organization's target to vaccinate 70% of the world's population by mid-2023 is likely to increase the incidence of post-COVID-19 vaccination UAL. In this article, we review the published evidence regarding UAL post-COVID-19 vaccination and present diverse cases of breast cancer patients where false-positive UAL post-COVID-19 vaccination proved to be a therapeutic challenge. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) vaccination program is well ahead of other countries in the world, having accomplished the target of 100% vaccination of the population with at least one dose. Therefore, an increasing number of recently vaccinated patients are likely to present with UAL, detected by surveillance imaging, post-vaccination. We have therefore made recommendations regarding the management of cancer patients with UAL post-COVID-19 vaccination in order to avoid misdiagnosis and unnecessary imaging or invasive biopsy procedures.

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Breast cancerCoronavirusCOVID-19LymphadenopathyPandemicPositron emission tomography-computed tomographyScreeningUnilateral axillary lymphadenopathyVaccine

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PMID37033700
PMCPMC10080460
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