title: Recurrent peripheral arterial embolism from pulmonary cancer. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Peripheral arterial embolism arising from a malignant tumour is an infrequent manifestation of neoplastic disease and also a rare cause of acute arterial occlusion. A case of recurrent arterial embolism of the lower extremities due to a primary lung cancer is reported and the literature on this topic is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Surgery, University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Xiromeritis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Klonaris
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Papas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valsamis
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bastounis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017128:Embolectomy; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005528:Foot / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D016909:Tibial Arteries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants