Related Experiment Videos
Selected complications in the patient with cancer: spinal cord compression, malignant bowel obstruction, malignant
1National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.
Seminars in Oncology Nursing
|August 1, 1994
Abstract:
The growth rate of a tumor, patterns of tumor growth and metastatic spread, and toxicity of therapy contribute to the type and severity of complications. Four common critical care complications resulting from compressive and invasive properties of tumors include spinal cord compression, malignant bowel obstruction, malignant ascites, and gastrointestinal bleeding. Knowledge of the clinical presentations of each of these complications provides a foundation for nursing assessment.