Oncological Emergencies Dr. Gary Harding md, frcpc

Intraluminal Stents

• Some data suggests benefit from immediate stent placement in NSCLC at presentation8

• Tends to provide more rapid relief of symptoms

• Issue of anticoagulation after is not resolved

CASE 2…

Mr. EC

• ID: 56 year old man with history of HTN and osteoarthrtis

• EC: presents to family doctor with one month history of back pain that is not responding to Tylenol

• Pain beginning to wake him at night
• More pain with recumbancy
• Some shooting pains down right leg

• ROS: negative

On examination

• vitals stable, no fever

• CVS, Respiratory, GI, GU exams reported as normal

• Back exam

• Inspection: normal
• Palpation: some pain in L1
• ROM: normal
• Some pain in right leg with straight leg raising