[Medical emergencies in oncology: from case reports to recommendations].
The knowledge of most oncologic emergencies is crucial in daily practice. Treatment options for the superior vena cava syndrome include chemotherapy, radiation, and intravenous stenting. Hypercalcemia due to malignancy is treated with aggressive rehydration and intravenous bisphosphonates. Febrile neutropenia is a hematologic emergency that usually requires inpatient therapy with broad-spectrum antibiotics. Epidural spinal cord compression must be recognized early and can be treated with dexamethason, radiation, or surgery.
Medizinische Onkologie, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern. ralph.winterhalder@ksl.ch
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