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Acute Lower Extremity Ischemia Secondary to Salivary Gland Tumor Embolus

Division of Vascular Surgery, University of western Ontario

Jason H. Franklin, MD

Department of Otolaryngology London Health Sciences Centre & The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

Thomas L. Forbes, MD

Division of Vascular Surgery, University of western Ontario, Tom.Forbes{at}lhsc.on.ca

Malignant arterial tumor emboli of sufficient size that is capable of causing organ infarction or ischemia are exceedingly rare. The majority of these emboli are associated with either primary or secondary pulmonary malignancies and commonly occur perioperatively or immediately postoperatively. This study describes an unusual case of acute lower extremity ischemia secondary to a malignant parotid tumor embolus with evidence of left ventricular involvement.

Key Words: ischemia • tumor • embolus

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vol. 42, No. 1, 85-87 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1538574407308943


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