Oncologic emergencies

ABSTRACT

Awareness of certain oncologic emergencies is absolutely essential in order to provide adequate care to the affected individuals and to minimize the morbidity and mortality from these disorders. This includes amongst others management of febrile immunocompromised patients, superior vena cava obstruction, spinal cord compression and some metabolic disorders like hyperuricemia, hypercalcemia, tumour lysis syndrome and lactic acidosis. The following text provides some of the basic information essential for the proper management of these disorders