title: Oncologic emergencies for the internist.
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.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital Program in Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: William S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Krimsky
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Behrens
authors.forename: Gary J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Kerkvliet
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D015275:Tumor Lysis Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy