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==Classification== | |||
There are two different classifications of oncologic emergencies. | |||
===1. According to Presentation=== | |||
====Presenting Emergencies==== | |||
::* [[APML]] [[Acute promyelocytic leukemia]] | |||
::* [[Hyperleukocytosis]] | |||
::* [[Spinal cord compression]] | |||
::* [[SVC syndrome]] | |||
====Therapy-associated Emergencies==== | |||
::* [[Fever]] and [[Neutropenia]] | |||
::* [[Tumor lysis syndrome]] | |||
::* [[Typhilitis]] | |||
===2. According to Organ Systems=== | |||
====Metabolic Emergencies==== | |||
::* [[Hypercalcemia]] | |||
::* [[Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone]] | |||
::* [[Tumor lysis syndrome]] | |||
====Cardiac Emergencies==== | |||
::* [[Cardiac tamponade]] | |||
::* [[Superior vena cava syndrome]] | |||
=== | ====Hematologic Emergencies==== | ||
* | ::* [[Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy]] | ||
* | ::* [[Migratory thrombophlebitis]]: [[Trousseau's syndrome]] | ||
=== | ====Neurologic Emergencies==== | ||
::* [[Cord compression]] | |||
::* [[Intracerebral metastases]] | |||
* Cord | |||
* Intracerebral | |||
==Diagnosis== | |||
===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 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===CT=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image:CT Thickened peritoneum and ascites.png|CT: Thickened peritoneum and [[ascites]]. [[Burkitt's lymphoma]] | |||
Image:CT Burkitts lymphoma.png|CT: [[Burkitt's lymphoma]] | |||
Image:CT Typhilitis.jpg|CT: [[Typhilitis]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | |||
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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