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. 2020 Oct 24;11(10):809–835. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v11.i10.809

Table 4.

Causes of acute respiratory failure in patients with cancer[35]

CNS and neuromuscular disorders Chest wall and pleural disorders Vascular disorders Airway disorders Parenchymal disorders
Drug intoxications: Narcotics; Sedatives; Neuroleptics Pleural disorder: Malignant pleural effusion; Pleural tumor (primary or metastatic); Tension pneumothorax Acute pulmonary embolism; Tumor embolism; Pulmonary venooclusive disease Airway obstruction: Endobronchial metastases; External airway compression; Primary tumor of periglottic area Pneumonitis: Infection; Chemotherapy; Radiotherapy; Aspiration
Encephalopathies: Infection; Metabolic; Seizure Chest wall disorders: Chest wall tumor (primary or metastatic); Rib fracture Others: Tracheoesophageal fistula; Bronchiolitis obliterans Acute respiratory distress syndrome: Infection; Chemotherapy; Radiotherapy; Transfusion
Intracranial tumors: Primary; Metastatic Complications of HSCT: Peri-engraftment respiratory distress syndrome; Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage; Idiopathic pneumonia syndrome
Neuropathies/myopathies: Nerve palsy Others: Lymphangitic carcinomatosis; Pulmonary leukostasis; Bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia
Paraneoplastic syndromes: Eaton-Lambert syndrome; Myasthenia gravis; Guillain-Barré syndrome

CNS: Central nervous system; HSCT: Hematopoietic stem cell transplant.