Case Presentation: A 38-year-old woman with suspected metastatic right breast cancer presented to the acute care hospital for a second opinion. The patient first noticed a breast lump one year ago and had been receiving homeopathic medical care without improvement. She was evaluated in a foreign country one week prior to admission and was advised [...]

Case Presentation: A 39-year-old male presented with persistent abdominal pain and was found to have a large, left-sided renal mass measuring 15 x 11 x 23 cm. Initial biopsy results were inconclusive, demonstrating nonspecific necrosis and inflammation. Two weeks later the patient developed worsening abdominal distention and acute kidney injury. He was found to have [...]

Case Presentation: Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is a potentially fatal complication usually seen in rapidly proliferating and chemo-sensitive malignancies like acute leukemia and lymphomas. (1-3) It is termed “spontaneous” (STLS) when TLS occurs without prior chemotherapy. (1) The incidence of STLS in solid tumors is infrequent/rare and can be fatal without early recognition and aggressive [...]