Review of oncological emergencies in small animal patients

Abstract

Oncological emergencies can occur at any time during the course of a malignancy and need to be recognized promptly to maximize successful outcomes. Emergencies are characterized as chemotherapy‐induced, paraneoplastic syndromes, or directly related to the neoplasm. Prompt identification with treatment of these emergencies can prolong survival and improve quality of life, even in the setting of terminal illness. This review aims to educate the reader on the pathophysiology, clinical presentation and treatment of some of these emergencies, and to review the current veterinary literature to help educate veterinarians in primary and tertiary facilities to know how to diagnose and treat these serious conditions.

Epidemiological aspects of 306 emergency cases of small animals seen at a veterinary school hospital

“…In veterinary medicine, there is a paucity of studies and publications that address the epidemiology of emergency care, thus leaving a gap in the preparation, surveillance, and recognition of critical cases that require rapid interventions. There are studies that have evaluated variations in emergency admissions with moon cycles or holidays (WELLS et al, 2007;MCALEES;ANDERON, 2007;DROBATZ et al, 2009), emergency oncology review in small animal clinics (TUMIELEWICZ et al, 2019), the epidemiological aspects and main pathologies of feline patients (SÃO GERMANO et al, 2011), epidemiology of trauma in small animals (ROHDE et al, 2014), and another study addressing emergencies in the general context (GUTERRES et al, 2013). In translational medicine, there is evidence of the benefits of emergency epidemiological studies at the interface and collaboration for all species (FÉLIX; GOMMEREN; BOYSEN, 2019).…”