Antegrade catheterization of the brachial artery for embolizing a sarcoma of the forearm.
A case is described in which embolization of an alveolar soft part sarcoma, involving a forearm, was successfully achieved via cannulation of the brachial artery. The procedure was performed safely and more easily from this direct approach.
Daly
C A
CA
Department of Radiology, Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London, UK.
McCall
J M
JM
D000328:Adult; D001916:Brachial Artery; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018234:Sarcoma, Alveolar Soft Part / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed