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- A 35-year-old man experienced numbness and weakness in his right leg.
- Imaging studies, including CT and MRI, revealed an irregular lesion in the left parietal region of the brain with surrounding edema and significant enhancement after gadolinium administration.
- PET scans showed high uptake in the lesion, and the surgical pathology confirmed the diagnosis of cerebral sparganosis.
Article Abstract
A 35-year-old man presented with right lower extremity numbness and weakness. CT demonstrated an irregular left parietal hypoattenuation with a punctuate calcification. MRI revealed a T1 low signal and T2 high signal lesion with extensive surrounding edema. Gadolinium-enhanced MRI showed an irregular enhancing lesion. F-FDG and C-methionine PET both demonstrated high uptake in the left parietal lesion. Lesion SUV was 7.5 for F-FDG and 3.0 for C-methionine. Surgical pathology demonstrated cerebral sparganosis.
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