title: MDCT of abdominopelvic oncologic emergencies.
abstract: Acute complications arising in abdominopelvic malignancies represent a unique subset of patients presenting to the emergency room. The acute presentation can be due to complications occurring in the tumor itself or visceral or vascular structures harboring the tumor. Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) is the investigation of choice in the workup of these patients and enables appropriate and timely management. Management of the complication depends primarily on the extent of the underlying malignancy and the involvement of other viscera. The purpose of this article is to depict the imaging features of these complications on MDCT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging, Dana Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
authors.forename: Sree Harsha
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tirumani
authors.forename: Vijayanadh
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ojili
authors.forename: Gowthaman
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gunabushanam
authors.forename: Kedar N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Chintapalli
authors.forename: John G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reinhold
mesh_terms: D000008:Abdominal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017114:Liver Failure, Acute / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D061330:Multidetector Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014102:Torsion Abnormality / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging