Tumour lysis syndrome (Q40165)
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This is a group of metabolic complications that can occur after treatment of cancer, usually lymphomas and leukaemias, and sometimes even without treatment. These complications are caused by the breakdown products of dying cancer cells and include hyperkalaemia, hyperphosphataemia, hyperuricaemia and hyperuricosuria, hypocalcaemia, and consequent acute uric acid nephropathy and acute renal failure.
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| default for all languages | 5D01 |
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| English | Tumour lysis syndrome |
This is a group of metabolic complications that can occur after treatment of cancer, usually lymphomas and leukaemias, and sometimes even without treatment. These complications are caused by the breakdown products of dying cancer cells and include hyperkalaemia, hyperphosphataemia, hyperuricaemia and hyperuricosuria, hypocalcaemia, and consequent acute uric acid nephropathy and acute renal failure. |
