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Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET) Types
Type 1 - Chronic atrophic gastritis and pernicious anaemia
Type 2 - Zollinger
Neuroendocrine Tumor ... Zollinger Ellison syndrome ... Neuroendocrine #Tumor ... Classification #oncology
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in Patients with Cancer 

Cancer Related 
• Hypercalcemia 
• Intravenous contrast 
•
nephropathy • Solid tumors ... change disease • Hematologic ... Interleukin-2) • Tumor ... lysis syndrome ... #AKI #Cancer #Oncology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis vs Tumor ... , dyspnea, +/- CXR ... /- rasburicase Tumor ... rate or large tumor ... #Leukostasis #Tumor
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Diagnosis Framework HEMATOLOGIC ... Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... Superior Vena Cava Syndrome ... EMERGENCIES: Tumor ... Lysis Syndrome:
Cystic Neoplasms of the Pancreas
 - Serous Cystic Neoplasm
 - Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor (SPT) or Solid
Pseudopapillary Tumor ... Neoplasms #Pancreas #radiology ... #oncology #differential
Risk factor for VTE in cancer patients

Tumor type 

• Very high risk: gastric, pancreas, brain 

•
cancer patients Tumor ... High risk: lung, hematologic ... #VTE #cancer #oncology
Tumor Lysis Syndrome - Workup and Management

Initial workup: BMP, Serum uric acid, LDH, Urine output, Consider
Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... ICU transfer • Tumor ... MatthewHoMD #TLS #Tumor ... #Lysis #Syndrome ... diagnosis #management #oncology
Isocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect
 • Optic Neuritis
 • Ischemic
• Optic Nerve Tumor ... Midbrain (Parinaud's Syndrome ... ): • Tumor • ... Algorithm #Causes #Ophthalmology
Important Causes of Diplopia 
TIER 1-CRITICAL
Basilar artery thrombosis, Botulism, Basilar meningitis, Aneurysmn
TIER 2-EMERGENT:
Vertebral dissection, Myasthenia gravis,
, Orbital apex syndrome ... URGENT: Brainstem tumor ... Miller-Fisher syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Tumor Lysis Syndrome
An acute, life-threatening condition that appears within 7 days of starting cytotoxic therapies in
Tumor Lysis Syndrome ... wandering_er #Tumor ... #Lysis #Syndrome ... #TLS #oncology