Table 1.

Major noninfectious acute complications of cancer patients per system

System	Complications
Neurologic	Cord compression syndrome
	Intracranial hypertension/hydrocephalus
Thoracic	Superior vena cava syndrome
	Pericardial effusion/cardiac tamponade
	Pleural effusion
	Pulmonary thromboembolism
	Massive hemoptysis
Abdominal	Intenstinal obstruction
	Inflammatory intestinal changes
	Biliary obstruction
	Urinary tract obstruction
	Bleeding complications