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- * One month later, she experienced left hemiparesis, indicating a stroke, which was confirmed by MRI showing an infarction in the anterior cerebral artery area.
- * The findings suggest that F-FDG PET/CT can effectively identify unstable arterial plaques, highlighting the need for prompt management to prevent further vascular complications in patients undergoing cancer treatment.
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A 60-year-old woman was referred into our department for staging of an endometrial carcinoma. In addition to peritoneal and nodes metastases, F-FDG PET/CT showed a calcified plaque of the right carotid with focal uptake. One month later, the patient presented left hemiparesis, suggesting a right hemisphere stroke. MRI confirmed frontal infarction in the anterior cerebral artery territory. F-FDG is suggested to be a valuable tool to detect vessel wall inflammation; detection of focal arterial uptake on PET/CT suggests unstable plaque and requires urgent patient's management to prevent vascular events in a population already weakened by both disease and therapy.
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