Spontaneous tumour lysis syndrome in small cell lung cancer: a rare phenomenon

Prajwal Dhakal; Manoj P Rai; Modina Thrasher; Mukta Sharma

doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-224512

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Spontaneous tumour lysis syndrome in small cell lung cancer: a rare phenomenon

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Spontaneous tumour lysis syndrome in small cell lung cancer: a rare phenomenon

Prajwal Dhakal, Manoj P Rai, Modina Thrasher and Mukta Sharma

BMJ case reports, Vol.2018, p.bcr-2018-224512

2018

DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224512

PMCID: PMC6011538

PMID: 29898908

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Abstract

Tumour lysis syndrome (TLS) is an oncological emergency. It is caused by cellular death occurring secondary to cancer therapy or spontaneously in rapidly dividing tumours. More common in haematological malignancies, it has also been reported in solid tumours. Out of 14 cases of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) with TLS, only three cases of spontaneous TLS have been reported in literature to date. Here we report a case of SCLC presenting as a spontaneous TLS.

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Title: Subtitle: Spontaneous tumour lysis syndrome in small cell lung cancer: a rare phenomenon
Creators: Prajwal Dhakal - Michigan State University
Manoj P Rai - Michigan State University
Modina Thrasher - Sparrow Hospital
Mukta Sharma - Michigan State University
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: BMJ case reports, Vol.2018, p.bcr-2018-224512
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-224512
PMID: 29898908
PMCID: PMC6011538
NLM abbreviation: BMJ Case Rep
ISSN: 1757-790X
eISSN: 1757-790X
Language: English
Date published: 2018
Academic Unit: Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplantation; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984360145702771

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