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