Low-dose steroid-induced tumor lysis syndrome in a hepatocellular carcinoma patientopen access
- Authors
- Kim, Jin Ok; Jun, Dae Won; Tae, Hye Jin; Lee, Kang Nyeong; Lee, Hang Lak; Lee, Oh Young; Choi, Ho Soon; Yoon, Byung Chul; Hahm, Joon Soo
- Issue Date
- Mar-2015
- Publisher
- KOREAN ASSOC STUDY LIVER
- Keywords
- Tumor lysis syndrome; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Steroid
- Citation
- CLINICAL AND MOLECULAR HEPATOLOGY, v.21, no.1, pp.85 - 88
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- SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- CLINICAL AND MOLECULAR HEPATOLOGY
- Volume
- 21
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 85
- End Page
- 88
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hanyang/handle/2021.sw.hanyang/157756
- DOI
- 10.3350/cmh.2015.21.1.85
- ISSN
- 2287-2728
- Abstract
- Tumor lysis syndrome is rare in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but it has been reported more frequently recently in response to treatments such as transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE), radiofrequency thermal ablation (RFTA), and sorafenib. Tumor lysis syndrome induced by low-dose steroid appears to be very unusual in HCC. We report a patient with hepatitis-C-related liver cirrhosis and HCC in whom tumor lysis syndrome occurred due to low-dose steroid (10 mg of prednisolone). The patient was a 90-year-old male who presented at the emergency room of our hospital with general weakness and poor oral intake. He had started to take prednisolone to treat adrenal insufficiency 2 days previously. Laboratory results revealed hyperuricemia, hyperphosphatemia, and increased creatinine. These abnormalities fulfilled the criteria in the Cairo-Bishop definition of tumor lysis syndrome. Although the patient received adequate hydration, severe metabolic acidosis and acute kidney injury progressed unabated. He finally developed multiple organ failure, and died 3 days after admission. This was a case of tumor lysis syndrome caused by administration of low-dose steroid in a patient with HCC.
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