Case Author(s): Dennis Hsueh, M.D. and Barry A. Siegel, M.D. , 04/05/04 . Rating: #D2, #Q3

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Brief history:

40-year-old man with a history of a right frontal lobe anaplastic astrocytoma treated with a partial resection followed by radiation therapy. He underwent a second surgical resection of residual tumor, with concomitant chemotherapy, 6 months later.

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Axial and coronal FDG-PET brain images

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