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Oncologic Emergencies

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Evaluation of an ill child with cancer in an emergency center can be daunting, even more so for a child with a previously undiagnosed condition or who is critically ill. This chapter outlines the basic tenets of care for acutely ill children with malignancies.

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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank Sonal P. Yang and Maria Estela Ceja for their assistance with the tables.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Regina Okhuysen-Cawley MD

  2. Department of General Internal Medicine, Unit 1465, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Sunil K. Sahai MD, FAAP, FACP

  3. Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Levine Children’s Hospital, Charlotte, NC, USA

    Peter M. Anderson MD, PhD

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  1. Regina Okhuysen-Cawley MD
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  2. Sunil K. Sahai MD, FAAP, FACP
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Correspondence to Sunil K. Sahai MD, FAAP, FACP .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

    Ellen F. Manzullo

  2. The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

    Carmen Esther Gonzalez

  3. The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA

    Carmen P. Escalante

  4. The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Professor, Departments of Emergency Medicine and Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, Houston, Texas, USA

    Sai-Ching J. Yeung

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Okhuysen-Cawley, R., Sahai, S.K., Anderson, P.M. (2016). Pediatrics. In: Manzullo, E., Gonzalez, C., Escalante, C., Yeung, SC. (eds) Oncologic Emergencies. MD Anderson Cancer Care Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3188-0_14

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