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Thoracic Emergencies: Tracheobronchial, Pulmonary, and Pleural Diseases

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Emergencies that affect the airway, including obstruction and hemoptysis, are potentially life threatening and can have etiologies unique to cancer patients. Several additional urgent problems, including pneumothorax and pleural effusions, are commonly encountered in the cancer patient. In this chapter, we examine the causes, evaluation, and treatment of tracheobronchial, pulmonary, and pleural disease, focusing specifically on conditions commonly seen in cancer patients.

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    Loretta Erhunmwunsee M.D.

  2. Department of Surgery, City of Hope, 1500 E. Duarte Rd., MOB 2001B, Duarte, CA, 91010, USA

    Dan J. Raz M.D., M.A.S.

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Erhunmwunsee, L., Raz, D.J. (2017). Thoracic Emergencies: Tracheobronchial, Pulmonary, and Pleural Diseases. In: Fong, Y., Kauffmann, R., Marcinkowski, E., Singh, G., Schoellhammer, H. (eds) Surgical Emergencies in the Cancer Patient. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-44025-5_8

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