Delayed diagnosis of occult phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor in the foot

Delayed diagnosis of occult phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor in the foot

Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors are the main cause of tumor-induced osteomalacia, a distinctive paraneoplastic syndrome mediated by overproduction of fibroblast growth factor 23, that leads to renal phosphate wasting and hypophosphatemia. Diagnosis of this mesenchymal tumors is difficult and usually...

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Main Authors: Joana Correia, MD, Marino Machado, MD, Rui Gonçalves, MD, Frederik Jonge, MD, Manuela Micaelo, MD, Carlos Pedrosa, MD, José Portela, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors
Tumor-induced osteomalacia
Fibroblast growth factor 23
Hypophosphatemia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321001527

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