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#358 Oncologic Emergencies with Dr. Aditi Singh

The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast

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Tumor Lysis Syndrome Is a Combusting Tumor That Causes High Cell Turnover and Then Dies

Tumor lysis syndrome or TLS literally the tumor cells are lysing either spontaneously because the turnover is this. It can happen even without any chemotherapy that's given it's just happening spontaneously. With Birkett lymphoma you will see a rapid doubling of LDH like you'll see something going from like 5,000 to 10,000 in one day.

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