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Hypophosphataemia-inducing mesenchymal tumour in the foot

Bauer C, Brücker R, Bützberger S, Schmid C

BMJ case reports, 2010

Abstract

Tumour-induced (or oncogenic) osteomalacia is a paraneoplastic syndrome characterised by progressive fatigue, muscle weakness, bone pain, non-healing and recurrent fractures caused by mesenchymal tumours that secrete proteins that inhibit renal phosphate transport and 1α-hydroxylation of 25-OH-vitamin D. The potentially curative treatment of choice is complete surgical excision of the tumour.

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