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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Management of tumour lysis syndrome during first-line palliative chemotherapy for high-volume colorectal cancer.

Helena S Gouveia, Sílvia O Lopes, Ana Luísa Faria

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 46% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Tumor Lysis Syndrome in a Patient with BRAFInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Helena S Gouveia *Medical Oncology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Entre Douro e Vouga, EPE, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0841-194X
Sílvia O Lopes *Medical Oncology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Ana Luísa FariaMedical Oncology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Entre Douro e Vouga, EPE, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.
Unidade Local de Saúde de Entre Douro e Vouga · PTCentro Hospitalar do Porto · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumour lysis syndrome (TLS) is a rare oncological emergency in solid tumours. Because it is associated with bad short-term prognosis, early recognition and treatment are mandatory. This case refers to a middle-aged woman who presented with stage IV colon cancer, with massive hepatic involvement. After three cycles of first-line FOLFOX (folinic acid, 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin), she developed acute kidney injury and hyperkalaemia that did not respond to standard measures. High suspicion of TLS prompted further corroborating investigations and early intensive care unit admission. With vigorous hydration and allopurinol, TLS completely resolved and the patient was discharged. Prophylaxis of subsequent TLS recurrence was complicated by biopsy-proven neutrophilic vasculitis secondary to allopurinol. Prevention of TLS with hydration and rasburicase was performed prior to each subsequent cycle of chemotherapy. This case report is intended to highlight risk factors for TLS in solid tumours and focus on treatment and secondary prophylaxis of TLS.

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaAllopurinolAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsColonic NeoplasmsDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleFluorouracilHumansLeucovorinLiver NeoplasmsMiddle AgedOrganoplatinum CompoundsPalliative CareTomography, X-Ray ComputedTumor Lysis SyndromeAllopurinolFluorouracilLeucovorinOrganoplatinum Compoundsacute renal failurechemotherapycolon cancerfluid electrolyte and acid-base disturbances

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PMID29545434
PMCPMC5878355
OpenAlexW2789937389

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