Malignant and Benign Tumor-Induced Critical Limb Ischemia

Ischemia of the extremities is commonly treated in clinical practice. Most such occurrences are related to primary vascular—especially arterial—disease. However, on occasion, one may encounter upper and lower limb ischemia due to neoplastic processes. These patients may have either acute, subacute, or chronic slowly progressive benign or malignant lesions effecting the limb circulation.