Oncogenic osteomalacia associated with mesenchymal tumor in the middle cranial fossa: a case report

Oncogenic osteomalacia associated with mesenchymal tumor in the middle cranial fossa: a case report

UNLABELLED INTRODUCTION Tumor-induced osteomalacia is a paraneoplastic syndrome of hypophosphatemia. Osteomalacia causes multiple bone fractures and severe pain. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 57-year-old Japanese man with tumor-induced osteomalacia associated with a middle cranial fossa bone tumor. The tumor was successfully resected by using a middle fossa epidural approach. H...

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TUMOR ASSOCIATED OSTEOMALACIA IN NEUROFIBROMATOSIS: CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

The association of osteomalacia with neurofibromatosis is a very rare entity. Here a 34 year old man, a known case of neurofibromatosis, is reported who presented with bone pain, hypophosphatemia, rena] phosphorus wasting, multiple Looser's pseudofractures, and low bone density. Treatment with high dose calcitriol and phosphate resulted in temporary treatment. Permanent cure was achieved a...

Oncogenic osteomalacia Case report

Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome characterized biochemically by hypophosphatemia, excessive urinary phosphate excretion, low 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels, and clinically by osteomalacia, pseudofractures, bone pain, fatigue, and muscle weakness. TIO can occur in patients with a variety of benign mesenchimal tumors (hemangiopericitomas, fibromas, angiosarcomas,...

Oncogenic Osteomalacia Caused by a Phosphaturic Mesenchymal Tumor of the Oral Cavity: A Case Report

We report a case of oncogenic osteomalacia associated with a phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor in a 31-year-old woman. She was presented with severe generalized bone and muscle pain and was restricted to bed. She lost 20 cm in height over the 8 years since she had first noticed a pain in her thigh. A walnut-sized, hard, soft tissue tumor was found very easily beside her lower molar teeth Radiologi...