Stolinsky D C
West J Med. 1978 Sep;129(3):169-76.
Malignant neoplasms may cause life-threatening complications requiring prompt diagnosis and emergency therapy. Whether or not the underlying neoplasm is potentially curable, the physician can often provide worthwhile prolongation of life and dramatic symptomatic relief. Among the serious complications of neoplasia are superior vena cava obstruction, airway obstruction, pericardial tamponade, spinal cord compression, brain metastasis, meningeal involvement by cancer, hyperuricemia, hypercalcemia and hyperkalemia.
恶性肿瘤可能导致危及生命的并发症,需要及时诊断和紧急治疗。无论潜在的肿瘤是否有可能治愈,医生通常都可以显著延长患者生命并极大地缓解症状。肿瘤形成的严重并发症包括上腔静脉阻塞、气道阻塞、心包填塞、脊髓压迫、脑转移、癌性脑膜受累、高尿酸血症、高钙血症和高钾血症。