Acute neoplastic arterial embolism after pneumonectomy.
Intra-arterial tumour embolism after pneumonectomy is a known but rare complication. It arises because of tumour involvement of pulmonary veins. Usual outcome of this complication is grave when embolism is to a major vessel. If embolism occurs in a peripheral circulation, timely intervention can avoid significant morbidity. We report a case where embolisation occurred in both the femoral arteries. Emergency embolectomy was done successfully avoiding major complication.
Joshi
P S
PS
Department of Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India.
Pradhan
S A
SA
D000208:Acute Disease; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / Q000473:pathology*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*