Diseases

Tumor Lysis Syndrome

A syndrome resulting from cytotoxic therapy, occurring generally in aggressive, rapidly proliferating lymphoproliferative disorders. It is characterized by combinations of hyperuricemia, lactic acidosis, hyperkalemia, hyperphosphatemia and hypocalcemia.

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A syndrome resulting from cytotoxic therapy, occurring generally in aggressive, rapidly proliferating lymphoproliferative disorders. It is characterized by combinations of hyperuricemia, lactic acidosis, hyperkalemia, hyperphosphatemia and hypocalcemia.

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7 entry terms
  • Tumour Lysis Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Tumor Lysis
  • Syndrome, Tumour Lysis
  • Syndromes, Tumor Lysis
  • Syndromes, Tumour Lysis
  • Tumor Lysis Syndromes
  • Tumour Lysis Syndromes

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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lymphoproliferative disord caused by anticancer drugs; coord IM with /etiol (not /chem ind) + anticancer drug /adv eff (IM) + required neopl coords /drug ther (IM or NIM) if pertinent

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Previous Indexing

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Combined/adverse effects/therapeutic use (1980-1988)
  • Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use (1984-1988)
  • Burkitt's Lymphoma/complications (1980-1988)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Tumor Lysis Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015275. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015275
  2. Tumor Lysis Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumor_lysis_syndrome
  3. Tumor Lysis Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q998803