PET/CT demonstrates increased myocardial FDG uptake following irradiation therapy

Late myocardial damage induced by radiotherapy has become an important issue in radio-oncology since several studies have demonstrated increased incidence of cardiovascular disease following radiotherapy [1–3]. A 52-year-old man underwent radiochemotherapy and resection of oesophageal cancer in 2002. In June 2006, [F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET)was performed for staging of newly detected oral cancer. While FDG-PET...