Malignant brachial artery embolism.
We present a rare case of malignant embolization of the brachial artery from a primary pulmonary tumor. The arterial embolism was the initial event in the clinical course of the disease. A review of the literature revealed forty three cases of malignant peripheral arterial embolism reported, and only two similar cases in which the embolization was the initial event of the disease.
Lazarides
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Arwanitis
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Dayantas
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D001916:Brachial Artery; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating