Onset of fever a few days after the procedure of chemoembolization. 99mTc-HMPAO-WBC scintigraphy

Case presentation:

• Female.
• 70 y.o.
• Onset of fever a few days after the procedure of chemoembolization.
• May 2000: liver transplantation because of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
• August 2007: percutaneous trans-arterial chemo-embolization for relapse of HCC.
• Onset of fever a few days after the procedure of chemoembolization.

Teaching points:

• Radionuclide imaging for suspected infection in the abdominal area should always be completed with abdominal SPECT-CT, in order to correctly identify and localize the anatomical site if the infective focus.