title: Spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome in solid tumors: really a rare condition?
abstract: Acute tumor lysis syndrome (ATLS), which occurs spontaneously, without cytotoxic therapy, is a rare condition. Spontaneous TLS (STLS) has been seen most commonly in lymphoma and leukemia. We report a series of 3 cases of STLS in patients with solid tumors who were hospitalized in our department during a 9-month period and suggest that STLS is probably more frequent than previously thought.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine 'A', Western Galilee Hospital, Naharya, Israel.
authors.forename: Eleonora
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vaisban
authors.forename: Andrei
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Braester
authors.forename: Ofri
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Mosenzon
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kolin
authors.forename: Yvona
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Horn
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000493:Allopurinol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015275:Tumor Lysis Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D014556:Urine
chemical_list: D000493:Allopurinol