Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor of the tibia with oncogenic osteomalacia in a teenager

Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor of the tibia with oncogenic osteomalacia in a teenager

Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor is an uncommon cause of a paraneoplastic syndrome that can be associated with osteogenic osteomalacia. This tumor most commonly occurs in middle-aged men and women. We report a rare case of a phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor in a 16-year-old girl with multiple fractures...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatric radiology 2015-08, Vol.45 (9), p.1423-1426
Hauptverfasser: Farmakis, Shannon G., Siegel, Marilyn J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Bone Neoplasms - diagnosis
Case Report
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Hypophosphatemia - complications
Hypophosphatemia - diagnosis
Imaging
Incidental Findings
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mesenchymoma - complications
Mesenchymoma - diagnosis
Neoplasms, Connective Tissue - complications
Neoplasms, Connective Tissue - diagnosis
Neuroradiology
Nuclear Medicine
Oncology
Pediatrics
Precancerous Conditions - diagnosis
Radiology
Tibia - diagnostic imaging
Tibia - pathology
Tibial Fractures - complications
Tibial Fractures - diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
Ultrasound
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Zusammenfassung:Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor is an uncommon cause of a paraneoplastic syndrome that can be associated with osteogenic osteomalacia. This tumor most commonly occurs in middle-aged men and women. We report a rare case of a phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor in a 16-year-old girl with multiple fractures as a result of severe osteoporosis. CT and MRI showed a mass arising from the tibia.
ISSN:0301-0449
1432-1998
DOI:10.1007/s00247-015-3301-4