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Annals of Hematology
Published in: Annals of Hematology 3/2006

01-03-2006 | Letter to the Editor

Spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome in a patient with diffuse large B cell lymphoma and Richter syndrome

Authors: Abdurrahman Tufan, Nese Unal, Ebru Koca, Ibrahim Onal, Salih Aksu, Ibrahim Haznedaroglu

Published in: Annals of Hematology | Issue 3/2006

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Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a metabolic de-arrangement which can develop during the treatment of hematological malignancies. However, rare, spontaneous TLS may occur during the natural course of lymphomas [1, 2]. Herein, we present a patient with diffuse large B cell lymphoma as Richter syndrome (RS) and spontaneous TLS. …
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Title
Spontaneous tumor lysis syndrome in a patient with diffuse large B cell lymphoma and Richter syndrome
Authors
Abdurrahman Tufan
Nese Unal
Ebru Koca
Ibrahim Onal
Salih Aksu
Ibrahim Haznedaroglu
Publication date
01-03-2006
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Annals of Hematology / Issue 3/2006
Print ISSN: 0939-5555
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0584
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-005-0032-x

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