5 research outputs found
Healthy Thoracic Aorta Diameter Growth Slows by Age 60 Years With Persistent Age-Dependent Centerline Elongation Throughout Life
Postamputation diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma in a patient with lymphedema
Chronic lymphedema is fraught with morbidity, including tissue loss. We present the case of a woman with long-standing lymphedema suffering from nonhealing ulcerations despite multiple interventions, who underwent below-knee amputation. Surgical pathology yielded a diagnosis of invasive squamous cell carcinoma. We highlight the uncommon association between lymphedema and squamous cell carcinoma, and the importance of routine pathological testing with lower extremity amputations
Endovascular repair of iatrogenic zone 2 aortic injury after attempted central line placement
Popliteal pseudoaneurysm in a young patient with multiple hereditary exostosis
Multiple hereditary exostosis is an osteogenic disorder that causes outgrowths of cartilaginous bone tumors that are associated with adjacent neurovascular compressive injuries. We present the case of an adolescent male with multiple hereditary exostosis complicated by popliteal pseudoaneurysm formation who underwent excision of the osteochondroma and vein patch angioplasty repair of the artery. We highlight the rare association between this genetic disease and subsequent vascular complications and review the available literature of arterial complications of this disease