Oncologic emergencies

Associate Editor in Chief:

There are two different classification of oncologic emergencies.


 * 1) According to Presentation
 * 2) According to Organ or Systems

Presenting Emergencies

 * Spinal cord compression
 * Hyperleukocytosis
 * SVC syndrome
 * APML Acute promyelocytic leukemia

Therapy-associated Emergencies

 * Tumor lysis syndrome
 * Typhilitis
 * Fever and Neutropenia

Metabolic Emergencies

 * Hypercalcemia
 * Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
 * Tumor lysis syndrome

Cardiac Emergencies

 * Superior vena cava syndrome
 * Cardiac tamponade

Hematologic Emergencies

 * Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy
 * Migratory thrombophlebitis: Trousseau's syndrome

Neurologic Emergencies

 * Cord compression
 * Intracerebral metastases