Oncologic Emergencies: Diagnosis and Treatment

• Published in: Mayo Clinic proceedings Vol. 81; no. 6; pp. 835 - 848
• Main Authors: Halfdanarson, Thorvardur R., Hogan, William J., Moynihan, Timothy J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...