Oncological Emergencies

Oncological emergencies are a group of conditions that occur as a direct or indirect result of cancer or its treatment that are potentially life-threatening^[1]

These include:

Hypercalcaemia
Neutropaenic sepsis
Tumour lysis syndrome
Leukostasis
Raised intracranial pressure
Spinal cord compression
Cauda equina syndrome
Superior vena cava obstruction
Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)
Disseminated intravascular coagulation

References

↑ "Oncological Emergencies". Patient UK. http://patient.info/doctor/oncological-emergencies. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

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[Patient_UK_Oncological_Emergencies-1] "Oncological Emergencies". Patient UK. http://patient.info/doctor/oncological-emergencies. Retrieved 14 September 2015.