Oncologic Emergencies: Diagnosis and Treatment

Patients with malignancies are subject to developing a unique set of complications that require emergent evaluation and treatment. With the increasing incidence of cancer in the general population and improved survival, these emergencies will be more frequently encountered. Physicians must be able t...

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Published inMayo Clinic proceedings Vol. 81; no. 6; pp. 835 - 848
Main Authors Halfdanarson, Thorvardur R., Hogan, William J., Moynihan, Timothy J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Rochester, MN Elsevier Inc 01.06.2006
Mayo Medical Ventures
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Algorithms
Bacterial Infections - diagnosis
Bacterial Infections - etiology
Bacterial Infections - physiopathology
Bacterial Infections - therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis
Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - therapy
Central Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis
Central Nervous System Diseases - etiology
Central Nervous System Diseases - physiopathology
Central Nervous System Diseases - therapy
Emergencies
General aspects
Hematologic Diseases - diagnosis
Hematologic Diseases - etiology
Hematologic Diseases - physiopathology
Hematologic Diseases - therapy
Humans
Medical sciences
Metabolic Diseases - diagnosis
Metabolic Diseases - etiology
Metabolic Diseases - physiopathology
Metabolic Diseases - therapy
Neoplasms - complications
Neoplasms - drug therapy
Neutropenia - diagnosis
Neutropenia - etiology
Neutropenia - physiopathology
Neutropenia - therapy
CT
MSCC
SVCS
MRI
PTH
WM
TLS
PTHrP
Medicine
Treatment
Diagnosis
Malignant tumor
Emergency
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Summary:Patients with malignancies are subject to developing a unique set of complications that require emergent evaluation and treatment. With the increasing incidence of cancer in the general population and improved survival, these emergencies will be more frequently encountered. Physicians must be able to recognize these conditions and institute appropriate therapy after a focused initial evaluation. The approach to definitive therapy is commonly multidisciplinary, involving surgeons, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, and other medical specialists. Prompt interventions can be lifesaving and may spare patients considerable morbidity and pain. In this review, we discuss the diagnosis of and initial therapy for common emergencies in hematology and oncology.
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ISSN:0025-6196
1942-5546
DOI:10.4065/81.6.835