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