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Increasing recognition of corticosteroid‐induced tumor lysis syndrome in non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma
Author(s) -
Sparano Joseph,
Ramirez Mark,
Wiernik Peter H.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19900301)65:5<1072::aid-cncr2820650504>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - medicine , tumor lysis syndrome , lymphoma , corticosteroid , complication , chemotherapy , hodgkin lymphoma , oncology , immunology
The acute tumor lysis syndrome has been reported in patients with aggressive non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and rarely in other malignancies in association with the administration of cytotoxic chemotherapy. We report a case of a young man with a large cell lymphoma in whom the acute tumor lysis syndrome developed in association with the administration of corticosteroids. Two similar cases have been reported recently. Clinicians who treat patients with neoplastic diseases should be aware that corticosteroids alone may produce this potentially life threatening complication.