Review article

Possible causes of magnesium balance disorders in patients who are being, or have been treated, for malignant tumors

Filip Grubišić-Čabo ; General Hospital Šibenik, Deparment of internal diseases
Eva Čubrić ; General Hospital Šibenik, Department of Internal diseases
Vesna Rožanković ; General Hospital Šibenik, Department of internal diseases
Robert Grubišić-Čabo ; General Hospital Šibenik, Department of Internal diseases
Tajana Pavić ; Clinical hospital center "Sestre milosrdnice", Clinic of internal diseases
Neven Ljubičić ; Clinical hospital center "Sestre milosrdnice", Clinic of internal diseases

Abstract

Disorders of magnesium balance in patients are not a rarity, and can be manifested as magnesium deficiency, or its surplus. There are many possible causes of serum magnesium imbalance. Magnesium
deficiency can occur as hypomagnesemia, or intracellular magnesium deprivation. Hypomagnesemia is more frequent in patients who have, or had malignant tumour, than in other patients. Hypermagnesemia
usually has iatrogenic causes. The degree of magnesium imbalance is most often graded according to “Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events v.4” published by NCI.

Keywords

magnesium balance; hypomagnesemia; hypermagnesemia

Hrčak ID:

133148

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/133148

Publication date:

14.1.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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