title: Rupture of giant superficial femoral artery aneurysm in a leukemic patient submitted to chemotherapy.
abstract: The superficial femoral artery (SFA) is a relatively rare location for lower limb aneurysmatic disease. In the literature, this disease is described an association between a relatively high growth rate and/or the rupture of aneurysms and chemotherapeutic agents. We report a case of the rupture of a giant SFA aneurysm in a patient during chemotherapy for acute lymphatic leukemia.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Turin.
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Varetto
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Turin.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Castagno
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Turin.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ripepi
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Turin.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Garneri
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Turin.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Quaglino
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Turin.
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rispoli
keywords: Aneurysm; Arteries; Chemotherapy; Femoral; Leukemia