Recurrent arterial embolization from a metastatic germ cell tumor invading the left atrium.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Arterial embolization of a malignant tumor is extremely rare. We report an unusual case of a young adult man who presented with acute lower limb ischemia and a mass in the right lung and left atrium. These clinical manifestations were the result of metastases and embolization from a germ cell tumor and were the first indication of malignancy in this patient. The importance of appropriate investigations in the subsequent treatment is stressed.
Medical subject headings
- Endodermal Sinus Tumor
- Heart Atria
- Heart Neoplasms
- Lung Neoplasms
- Neoplastic Cells, Circulating
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Testicular Neoplasms