title: An unusual cause of acute limb ischemia: aortic intimal sarcoma.
abstract: Acute limb ischemia, a serious medical condition characterized by a rapid decrease in limb perfusion, often threatens limb viability. Acute limb ischemia can be secondary to multitude of causes, with the two most common being embolus and thrombosis in situ secondary to underlying peripheral artery disease. In this report we present an unusual case of acute limb ischemia secondary to intimal sarcoma of the thoracic aorta and outline the role of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Vimal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Raj
authors.forename: Sanjiv
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hawlisch
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wage
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017352:Echo-Planar Imaging; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis