Abstract
Arterial tumor embolism is a rare occurrence. We report such an embolus causing acute limb ischemia which was the first indication of malignancy in a patient who subsequently proved to have malignant melanoma.
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Ramchandani, P., Morris, M.C. & Zeit, R.M. Acute limb ischemia due to arterial embolism of tumor. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 13, 372–374 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02578678
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