Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27807723›Full record

ArticleMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2016

Tumor lysis syndrome and metastatic melanoma.

Marshall W Meeks, Muhammad B Hammami, Katherine J Robbins, Kevin L Cheng, Jack M Lionberger

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Article in Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marshall W MeeksDepartment of Medical Oncology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 S. Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63104, USA. meeks@slu.edu.
Muhammad B HammamiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Katherine J RobbinsDepartment of Pathology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, USA.
Kevin L ChengDepartment of Medical Oncology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 S. Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63104, USA.
Jack M LionbergerDepartment of Medical Oncology, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 1402 S. Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63104, USA.
Saint Louis University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a potential emergent complication of oncologic treatment. TLS is commonly reported in hematological malignancies with rapid cell turnover rates, but is relatively rare in solid tumors. TLS is most frequently a result of cancer treatment in combination with a large tumor burden, but has occasionally been reported to occur spontaneously, especially in cases of advanced or metastatic disease. In this article, we describe the case of a patient with newly diagnosed metastatic melanoma that developed TLS two days after initiation of corticosteroids. In addition, we present a brief literature review of melanoma-associated TLS and review the etiology, diagnosis, and management of TLS.

Indexed as

Adrenal Cortex HormonesHumansMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedTumor Lysis SyndromeAdrenal Cortex HormonesCorticosteroidsMelanomaOncologic emergencyTumor lysis syndrome

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PMID27807723
OpenAlexW2547763841

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