Tumor embolization causing acute ischemia with sometimes fatal results. Case report and review of literature.
Peripheral arterial embolism arising from a malignant tumor is an infrequent manifestation of neoplastic disease and also a rare cause of acute arterial occlusion. A diagnosis of lower limb acute ischemia in young adults could be overlooked because the condition is quite uncommon in this age group. A case of lower extremities arterial embolization from metastatic lung cancer of germ cell origin is reported and the literature is reviewed.
Morsey
H
H
Division of Surgery and Anesthetic Intensive Care, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK. hmorsey@aol.com
Aslam
M
M
Standfield
N
N
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D018237:Germinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*