Publications by authors named "Marta Navalon-Jimenez"
Background: Nowadays the poly-ADP ribose polymerase inhibitors (iPARPs) are the mainly treatment for the ovarian cancer and other solid tumours. However, given its recent use, long-term toxicity is still under study. The occurrence of acute leukaemias and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) secondarily to iPARPs is known (0.
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- Altered natremia is a common electrolyte disorder often linked to cancer, especially with conditions like the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) and other potential causes such as adrenal insufficiency.
- A 46-year-old man with metastatic lung adenocarcinoma was found to have severe hyponatremia and an altered consciousness, but initial scans did not show pituitary involvement.
- His condition was diagnosed as central diabetes insipidus after a water restriction test, and treatment with desmopressin improved his sodium levels, highlighting the need to consider endocrine issues caused by newer cancer therapies as potential causes of hyponatremia.
We report the case of a 56-year-old male with a history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), RAI 0 and Binet Stage A in therapeutic abstention, who presented to the Emergency Department with a two-week history of low abdominal pain and constipation. Physical examination was unremarkable except for mild diffuse abdominal pain on palpation. Laboratory studies revealed lymphocytosis and anemia (Hb: 10.
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