Recurrent peripheral arterial embolism from pulmonary cancer. Case report and review of the literature

International Angiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-83

  Xiromeritis, N ^a   Klonaris, G ^a,b   Papas, S ^a   Valsamis, M ^a   Bastounis, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Embolism, etiology; Lung neoplasms; Peripheral vascular diseases etiology

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMBOLECTOMY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMBOLECTOMY; EMBOLISM; FOOT; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASM CIRCULATING CELLS; TIBIAL ARTERIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX;

EID: 0034120876     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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