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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
  1. ^ "Oncological Emergencies". Patient UK. Patient UK. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

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Oncological emergencies

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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...

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Disseminated intravascular coagulation

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Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a condition in which blood clots form throughout the body, blocking small blood vessels. Symptoms may include...

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Tumor lysis syndrome

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Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a group of metabolic abnormalities that can occur as a complication from the treatment of cancer, where large amounts of...

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Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion

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The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH), also known as the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis (SIAD), is characterized...

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Superior vena cava syndrome

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Dec 3, 2009 Parker, Robert; Catherine Thomas; Lesley Bennett (2007). Emergencies in Respiratory Medicine. Oxford. pp. 96–7. ISBN 978-0-19-920244-7. define:collar...

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Cauda equina syndrome

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treated surgically via laminectomy. Sudden onset is regarded as a medical emergency requiring prompt surgical decompression, with delay causing permanent...

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Spinal cord compression

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intervertebral disc or other lesion. When acute it can cause a medical emergency independent of its cause, and require swift diagnosis and treatment to...

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Febrile neutropenia

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granulocytes (a type of white blood cell) in the blood. It is an oncologic emergency, and is the most common serious complication in patients with hematopoietic...

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Leukostasis

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Leukostasis (also called symptomatic hyperleukocytosis) is a medical emergency most commonly seen in patients with acute myeloid leukemia. It is characterized...

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Hyperviscosity syndrome

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Workup at eMedicine Bekelman, J; Jackson, N; Donehower, R (2006). Oncologic emergencies (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders Elsevier.[page needed] Gertz MD...

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MD Anderson Cancer Center

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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Services Emergency department Oncologic emergency center Beds 681 (as of 2018) Speciality Cancer History...

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Radiation therapy

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Gomez D, et al. (2020-07-01). "Palliative Radiation Therapy for Oncologic Emergencies in the Setting of COVID-19: Approaches to Balancing Risks and Benefits"...

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Ovarian cancer

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6 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine Gucalp R, Dutcher J (2012). "Oncologic Emergencies". In Longo DL, Kasper DL, Jameson JL, Fauci AS, Hauser SL, Loscalzo...

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Metastatic breast cancer

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radiotherapy are: Spinal cord compression. Spinal-cord compression is an oncological emergency, as untreated spinal cord compression may cause permanent paralysis...

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Healthcare in Portugal

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constitute about 2 percent of the NHS's budget, apart from some hospital emergencies. The National Health Service (SNS) is the system by which the State assures...

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San Raffaele Hospital

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Transplant Unit Medical Oncology Service Radiotherapy - Nuclear Medicine Oncological Day-Hospital - Arianne Line Radiology Radiology - San Raffaele Turro...

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Pediatric surgery

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defects like cleft palate not involving the major organs), and pediatric oncological (childhood cancer) surgery. Common pediatric diseases that may require...

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Thoracotomy

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for NSCLC. VATS lobectomy does not compromise patient safety or the oncological efficacy. Thoracic epidural analgesia or paravertebral blockade have...

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List of Hindawi academic journals

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Neurological Medicine Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology Case Reports in Oncological Medicine Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine Case Reports in Orthopedics...

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Remote ischemic conditioning

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elective (non-emergency) PCI patients. The myocardial damage and troponin elevations seen in elective PCI patients are less than that in emergency STEMI patient...

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Lithuania

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most powerful femtosecond lasers in the world dedicated primarily to oncological diseases. In 1963, Vytautas Straižys and his colleagues created Vilnius...

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Big White Duel 2

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Marshall Paxton, C.O.S. and Consultant for the Department of Oncology, Oncological surgeon, Medical Development Authority board member Dr. "Zoe" So Yee...

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Exploratory laparotomy

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"Risk factors and mortality after elective and emergent laparatomies for oncological procedures in 899 patients in the intensive care unit: a retrospective...

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Surgery

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surgery Dental surgery Endocrine Gynaecology Neurosurgery Ophthalmology Oncological Oral and maxillofacial surgery Transplant Orthopaedic surgery Hand surgery...

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Perforator flaps

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propeller when the two paddles are not too different in size. Trauma, oncological treatments or pressure ulcers can result in severe tissue defects. Those...

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Auna

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high-complexity procedures, emergency care, gynecology and maternity. Auna also operates Oncosalud, a prepaid plan covering oncological prevention and treatment...

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Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre

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The institute also conducts short duration fellowship programme in Oncological Radiology sponsored by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna...

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