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Common oncological emergencies
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Dr Eliyaz Ahamed PhD, MRCP, Professor Mark Bower PhD, FRCP, FRCPath
Foundation Years Journal, volume 4, issue 4, p.5 (123Doc Education, London, April 2010)
Abstract
You are an SHO in A&E and asked to see a 70-year-old man with known metastatic prostate cancer stage T4NXM1, for which he is receiving anti-androgen therapy. Over the past month he has been complaining of mid-back pain that radiates around his chest when he coughs. This morning he got out of bed and his legs gave way. He also says that over the last week he has noticed increased urinary frequency and now has developed urinary incontinence.
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Authors
Dr Eliyaz Ahamed PhD, MRCP
Consultant Medical Oncologist at Clatterbridge Hospital
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Professor Mark Bower PhD, FRCP, FRCPath
Consultant Medical Oncologist
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
369 Fulham Road
London SW10 9NH
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