title: Acute limb ischemia due to arterial embolism of tumor.
abstract: Arterial tumor embolism is a rare occurrence. We report such an embolus causing acute limb ischemia which was the first indication of malignancy in a patient who subsequently proved to have malignant melanoma.
authors: Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Ramchandani
authors: M C
authors: MC
authors: Morris
authors: R M
authors: RM
authors: Zeit
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography