A Case of Myocardial Ischemia Detected in a Standard Oncological FDG PET/CT Study.
Despoina Iakovoglou, Anna Paschali, Theodoros Kalathas et al.
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Case in brief
An 84-year-old man with rectosigmoid adenocarcinoma underwent 18 F-FDG PET/CT for staging. The imaging revealed an incidental focal uptake in the left ventricle, which was associated with clinical symptoms. Further evaluation confirmed the presence of acute myocardial ischemia, highlighting the importance of assessing cardiac findings in oncological imaging.
Diagnostic / clinical pearl
Clinicians should be vigilant for incidental cardiac findings on oncological PET/CT scans, as they may indicate significant underlying conditions such as myocardial ischemia.