AI Article Synopsis
- Tumor lysis syndrome is a serious medical condition that occurs when cancer cells break down quickly, causing significant metabolic issues.
- Patients with germ cell tumors and a significant amount of cancerous tissue are at a higher risk for developing this syndrome.
- The text discusses a specific case of tumor lysis syndrome that happened before starting chemotherapy for an ovarian yolk sac tumor.
Article Abstract
•Tumor lysis syndrome is an oncologic emergency with profound metabolic derangements.•Germ cell tumors with large disease burden increase the risk for tumor lysis syndrome.•Herein we present a case of tumor lysis syndrome prior to initiation of cytotoxic chemotherapy for ovarian yolk sac tumor.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5684438 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gore.2017.11.004 | DOI Listing |
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