Lactic acidosis: a metabolic complication of extensive metastatic cancer.

Abstract

Lactic acidosis is a rare metabolic complication of cancer. An analysis of the cases reported in the English and French literature shows that all the patients have extensive neoplastic disease. Metastatic hepatic lesions are present in the large majority of cases, suggesting that alteration of liver function is part of the clinical picture. Chemotherapy against the neoplastic disease is the only effective treatment of this type of lactic acidosis.

• Authors: J P Sculier, C Nicaise, J Klastersky
• Journal: European journal of cancer & clinical oncology (Eur J Cancer Clin Oncol) Vol. 19 Issue 5 Pg. 597-601 (May 1983) ISSN: 0277-5379 [Print] England
• PMID: 6683630 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Lactates

Topics

• Acidosis (drug therapy, etiology)
• Adult
• Breast Neoplasms (complications)
• Female
• Humans
• Lactates
• Liver Neoplasms (complications, secondary)
• Neoplasm Metastasis
• Neoplasms (complications, drug therapy)