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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2023

Clinical presentation of Warburg effect in aggressive lymphoma: a case report.

Yenong Cao, Margaret C Liu, Emma L Hanlon, York Chen, Muhammad Z Afzal, Christi A Hayes, John M Hill

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Article in Journal of medical case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Warburg effect in B-cell lymphoma: A case report and proposed management plan.Journal of critical care medicine (Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu-Mures) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Yenong CaoDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111, USA. ycao1@tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
Margaret C LiuDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 13400 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259, USA.
Emma L HanlonBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
York ChenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dartmouth Health, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH, 03756 , USA.
Muhammad Z AfzalDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Dartmouth Cancer Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH, 03756, USA.
Christi A HayesDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Dartmouth Cancer Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH, 03756, USA.
John M HillDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Dartmouth Cancer Center, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH, 03756, USA.
Dartmouth Cancer CenterBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · USDartmouth College · USDartmouth HealthMayo Clinic in Arizona · USTufts Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Warburg effect is a rare condition in tumor biology, illustrated by significant lactate production in the presence of oxygen. The Warburg effect is associated with very poor prognosis in patients with malignancy. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 76-year-old Caucasian woman with double-expressor diffuse large B cell lymphoma who presented with severe lactic acidosis and extreme hypoglycemia with normal mentation. Her lactic acidosis was initially controlled with a bicarbonate infusion, and the patient was started promptly on steroids, followed by chemotherapy, but her clinical course was complicated by tumor lysis syndrome, acute renal failure requiring hemodialysis, and progressive liver failure. She manifested a temporary clinical response to chemotherapy but eventually died of complications.

conclusionsThis case demonstrates the importance of prompt recognition of the Warburg effect, aggressive supportive measures, and early initiation of chemotherapy. Future studies are needed to characterize the role of hemodialysis in this setting.

Indexed as

Acidosis, LacticLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseAgedCognitionFemaleHumansLactic AcidLactic AcidAcute renal failureCase reportDiffuse large B cell lymphomaWarburg effect

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PMID37608348
PMCPMC10464222
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