Two Cases of Compartment Syndrome Complicating Percutaneous Transluminal Peripheral Arterial Intervention

Compartment syndrome is the term used to describe the constellation of clinical symptoms and signs associated with pathophysiologically elevated intracompartmental pressure. It is an infrequent but serious complication of the revascularization of peripheral arterial disease, encountered in surgical bypass and thrombolytic procedures. We present two cases of intraarterial thrombolysis and percutaneous transluminal intervention of the lower extremity arteries, complicated by the development of compartment syndrome.

A Case of Primary Cardiac Sarcoma with Brain Metastasis

Primary cardiac sarcomas are an extremely rare disease, which are usually diagnosed late, as they seldom display symptoms until they obstruct the cardiac outflow or spread to distant organs. We report the case of a 57-year-old female presenting symptoms of a brain tumor, such as dizziness and visual disturbance. Further evaluations revealed multiple brain metastatic tumors, and a cardiac tumor as the primary lesion. Histological examination of the resected cardiac tumor showed cells of a poorly differentiated sarcoma. The current literature regarding incidences, diagnosing techniques, treatment strategies and prognosis of primary cardiac sarcomas are briefly reviewed with our case report.