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

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

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