| Title | Tumor lysis syndrome after transcatheter arterial infusion of cisplatin and embolization therapy for liver metastases of melanoma. | | Author(s) | Nakamura Y, Nakamura Y, Hori E, Furuta J, Ishii Y, Takahashi T, Kawachi Y, Otsuka F | | Institution | Department of Dermatology, University of Tsukuba, Japan. | | Source | Int J Dermatol 2009 Jul; 48(7):763-7. | | Abstract | BACKGROUND: Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is rare in the treatment of solid tumors, but it may occur in myelolymphoproliferative diseases.
METHODS: A 58-year-old man with bulky metastatic melanoma of the liver was treated with transcatheter arterial infusion of cisplatin and embolization therapy. The patient developed classic signs of TLS within 24 h of chemotherapy, including acute renal failure.
RESULTS: The patient was treated with aggressive hydration, allopurinol, and repeated hemodialysis. He gradually improved and his biochemical markers returned to normal.
CONCLUSION: TLS is an uncommon, but potentially life-threatening, complication in melanoma and other solid tumors. It is important for oncologists to recognize this complication and prevent its development if bulky metastatic disease and several pre-existing risk factors, such as multiple and bulky liver metastases, elevated lactate dehydrogenase, and hyperuricemia, are present. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19570088 |
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