Malignancy and renal disease

Crit Care Clin. 2001 Jul;17(3):571-98, viii. doi: 10.1016/s0749-0704(05)70199-8.

Abstract

A variety of renal diseases and electrolyte disorders may be associated with various malignancies or with treatment of malignancy with chemotherapeutic drugs or radiation. This article reviews renal disease in cancer patients, which constitutes a major source of morbidity and mortality.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Kidney Injury / etiology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation / adverse effects
  • Cisplatin / adverse effects
  • Cyclosporine / adverse effects
  • Hepatorenal Syndrome / complications
  • Humans
  • Kidney Diseases / complications*
  • Methotrexate / adverse effects
  • Multiple Myeloma / complications
  • Neoplasms / complications*
  • Renal Replacement Therapy

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Cyclosporine
  • Cisplatin
  • Methotrexate