PMID: 16625969Apr 22, 2006Paper

Spontaneous tumour lysis syndrome associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma--a case report

Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology
S M AhamedBhawana A Badhe

Abstract

Spontaneous tumour lysis syndrome is characterized by hyperuricemia, hyperkalemia, hyperphosphatemia, metabolic acidosis and hypocalcemia, that occur even prior to the treatment of a neoplasm. This rare occurrence was encountered in a patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), of follicular cell type. Conservative but intensive treatment led to complete resolution. Subsequent chemotherapy was well tolerated.

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