Oncological emergencies
# Oncological emergencies

Oncological emergencies are a group of conditions that occur as a direct or indirect result of cancer or its treatment that are potentially life-threatening

These include:

* Hypercalcaemia
* Neutropaenic sepsis
* Tumour lysis syndrome
* Leukostasis
* Raised intracranial pressure
* Spinal cord compression
* Cauda equina syndrome
* Superior vena cava obstruction
* Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)
* Disseminated intravascular coagulation
