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Case Reports
. 2019 Feb 15:28:41-43.
doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2019.02.006. eCollection 2019 May.

Tumour lysis syndrome in a patient with undifferentiated endometrial stromal sarcoma

Zeeshan Ahmed  1 , Ahmed Barefah  2 , Parveen Wasi  3 , Graham Jones  4 , Jennifer Ramsay  5
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Tumour lysis syndrome in a patient with undifferentiated endometrial stromal sarcoma

Zeeshan Ahmed et al. Gynecol Oncol Rep. .

Abstract

•Tumour lysis syndrome is an oncologic emergency.•Tumour lysis syndrome is most commonly encountered in hematologic malignancies.•Herein we report a case of tumour lysis syndrome in an endometrial stromal sarcoma.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Abdominal CT scan. Bilateral adnexal masses with right greater than left. (A) Right adnexal mass measuring 19 × 15 × 18 cm and (B) left adnexal mass measuring 6 × 5 × 5.5 cm.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
(A) Gross Specimen. A 17 × 15 × 10 cm solid cystic necrotic mass replaced the uterine fundus. (B) The tumour was extensively necrotic and where viable, consisted of large pleomorphic cells resembling those seen in the ascitic fluid (C) Cytology. CD10 was positive in tumour cells.
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