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The determination of an emergency condition may depend on the patient’s complaint or the clinician’s findings. Most presentations that require rapid assessment and consultation will be all too apparent because pain, visual loss, proptosis, or an unsightly growth has occurred. However, other equally urgent situations may not be as obvious to either the patient or the clinician. Thus, the diagnosis of a malignancy can be delayed. The informed clinician must be aware of the range of neoplastic disorders that require urgent consultation.
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Chess, J., Chess, Q. (1987). Oncologic Emergencies in Ophthalmology. In: Dutcher, J.P., Wiernik, P.H. (eds) Handbook of Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0476-8_26
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