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Oncologic emergencies for the internist
William S Krimsky1, Robert J Behrens, Gary J Kerkvliet
1Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital Program in Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
|March 14, 2002
Abstract:
Most cancer patients experience at least one emergency during the course of the disease. This paper reviews the diagnosis and treatment of tumor lysis syndrome, hypercalcemia of malignancy, superior vena cava syndrome, spinal cord compression, strokes and seizures, and treatment-related emergencies.