PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
ED  - Markman, Maurie
AU  - William S. Krimsky
AU  - Robert J. Behrens
AU  - Gary J. Kerkvliet
TI  - Oncologic emergencies for the internist
DP  - 2002 Mar 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 209--222
VI  - 69
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/3/209.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/3/209.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2002 Mar 01; 69
AB  - 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.