Tumor Lysis Syndrome in a Solid Tumor: A Case Report of a Patient with Invasive Thymoma.
- Author:
Ji Yun LEE
1
;
Sung Hee LIM
;
Ji Young LEE
;
Ji Hoon KIM
;
Ki Hong CHOI
;
Keunchil PARK
;
Jong Mu SUN
;
Jin Seok AHN
;
Myung Ju AHN
Author Information
1. Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. silkahn@skku.edu
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thymoma;
Drug therapy;
Tumor lysis syndrome;
Hyperuricemia;
Acute kidney injury
- MeSH:
Acute Kidney Injury;
Drug Therapy;
Humans;
Hyperuricemia;
Thymoma*;
Tumor Lysis Syndrome*
- From:Cancer Research and Treatment
2013;45(4):343-348
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) has rarely been observed in solid tumors. We report on a case of a patient with advanced invasive thymoma who developed tumor lysis syndrome after chemotherapy. The potential complications of TLS should be considered in treatment of extensive thymoma.
