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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 94-96 |
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Acute limb ischemia due to tumor embolism
Thilina Gunawardena, Balasubramanium Saseekaran, Rezni Cassim, Mandika Wijeyaratne
University Vascular and Transplant Surgery Unit, National Hospital of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Thilina Gunawardena
12A, Arawwala Road, Pannipitiya
Sri Lanka
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/VIT.VIT_17_20
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Acute limb ischemia (ALI) is a surgical emergency that should be promptly recognized and treated. Tumor embolism is a rare cause for acute arterial occlusion and ALI. It has been reported with atrial myxomas and primary/secondary tumors of the lung. Here, we present a case report of bilateral lower limb ischemia due to acute occlusion of the aorta by a tumor embolus originating from a disseminated soft tissue sarcoma.
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