William S. Krimsky, MD Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital Program in Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Robert J. Behrens, MD Oncology and Hematology Fellow, Medicine Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
Gary J. Kerkvliet, MD Instructor in Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital and General Internal Medicine Faculty, Johns Hopkins University/Sinai Hospital Program in Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Address: Robert J. Behrens, MD, National Cancer Institute, Navy Building 8, Room 5101, Bethesda, MD 20892; e-mail: behrensr@mail.nih.gov
ABSTRACTMost 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.
