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{{CMG}} '''Associate Editor in Chief:''' {{CZ}} | {{CMG}} '''Associate Editor in Chief:''' {{CZ}} | ||
==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
There are two different | There are two different classifications of oncologic emergencies. | ||
===1. According to Presentation=== | |||
===According to Presentation=== | |||
====Presenting Emergencies==== | ====Presenting Emergencies==== | ||
* [[ | ::* [[APML]] [[Acute promyelocytic leukemia]] | ||
::* [[Hyperleukocytosis]] | |||
* [[ | ::* [[Spinal cord compression]] | ||
* [[ | ::* [[SVC syndrome]] | ||
====Therapy-associated Emergencies==== | ====Therapy-associated Emergencies==== | ||
* [[ | ::* [[Fever]] and [[Neutropenia]] | ||
::* [[Tumor lysis syndrome]] | |||
* [[ | ::* [[Typhilitis]] | ||
===According to Organ | ===2. According to Organ Systems=== | ||
====Metabolic Emergencies==== | ====Metabolic Emergencies==== | ||
* [[Hypercalcemia]] | ::* [[Hypercalcemia]] | ||
* [[Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone]] | ::* [[Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone]] | ||
* [[Tumor lysis syndrome]] | ::* [[Tumor lysis syndrome]] | ||
====Cardiac Emergencies==== | ====Cardiac Emergencies==== | ||
* [[ | ::* [[Cardiac tamponade]] | ||
* [[ | ::* [[Superior vena cava syndrome]] | ||
====Hematologic Emergencies==== | ====Hematologic Emergencies==== | ||
* [[Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy]] | ::* [[Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy]] | ||
* [[Migratory thrombophlebitis]]: [[Trousseau's syndrome]] | ::* [[Migratory thrombophlebitis]]: [[Trousseau's syndrome]] | ||
====Neurologic Emergencies==== | ====Neurologic Emergencies==== | ||
* [[Cord compression]] | ::* [[Cord compression]] | ||
* [[Intracerebral metastases]] | ::* [[Intracerebral metastases]] | ||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
===Chest X Ray=== | ===Chest X Ray=== | ||
Show below is a chest x ray demonstrating a mediastinal mass. | |||
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Image:Mediastinal mass.jpg|Mediastinal mass | Image:Mediastinal mass.jpg|Mediastinal mass | ||
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===CT=== | ===CT=== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
{{WikiDoc Help Menu}} | {{WikiDoc Help Menu}} | ||
{{WikiDoc Sources}} | {{WikiDoc Sources}} | ||
[[Category:Emergency medicine]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:00, 29 July 2020
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor in Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Classification
There are two different classifications of oncologic emergencies.
1. According to Presentation
Presenting Emergencies
Therapy-associated Emergencies
2. According to Organ Systems
Metabolic Emergencies
Cardiac Emergencies
Hematologic Emergencies
Neurologic Emergencies
Diagnosis
Chest X Ray
Show below is a chest x ray demonstrating a mediastinal mass.
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Mediastinal mass
CT
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CT: Thickened peritoneum and ascites. Burkitt's lymphoma -
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CT: Typhilitis
