E88.3: Tumour lysis syndrome
Your body is suddenly overstressed with harmful substances.
The tissue in the body is made up of cells. With cancer, the cells multiply uncontrollably, which leads to a malignant neoplasm (abnormal growth of tissue) developing. The cancer cells can destroy the healthy tissue and spread throughout the body.
If many cancer cells die off suddenly, their components then accumulate in the blood. This often happens after a cancer treatment. These released substances are harmful to the body in large amounts. A life-threatening overload of the body can then occur. The kidneys are the most severely stressed, because they have to break down and excrete most of these accumulating substances. Cardiac arrhythmias can also occur since the blood salts are thrown out of balance.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).