MANAGEMENT OF CANCER EMERGENCIES

Jorge Henrique Leal; Heather L. McArthur; Fiona Lim; Bo Angela Wan; Beatriz Amendola; Mauricio F. Silva

MANAGEMENT OF CANCER EMERGENCIES

Jorge Henrique Leal, Heather L. McArthur, Fiona Lim, Bo Angela Wan, Beatriz Amendola, Mauricio F. Silva

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Abstract

Cancer emergencies comprise a group of medical conditions presented by patients with an underlying malignant neoplasm and demands high clinical suspicion. Proper management depends on a fast and precise diagnosis, and the outcomes may impact patient survival and quality of life. In countries where early detection programs are not adequately implemented, a significant proportion of patients present with emergency symptoms as their first sign of disease. This chapter will give an overview of diagnosis and treatment of hypercalcemia, tumor lysis syndrome, cardiac tamponade, metastatic spinal cord compression and superior vena cava syndrome.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Cancer Management in Latin America II
Subtitle of host publication	Melanoma to Cost-Effectiveness
Publisher	Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Pages	201-223
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Electronic)	9781536171655
ISBN (Print)	9781536167351
State	Published - Jan 1 2020
Externally published	Yes

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General Medicine

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