The Phosphaturic Mesenchymal Tumor: Why is Definitive Diagnosis and Curative Surgery Often Delayed?

摘要

BackgroundTumor-induced osteomalacia is a paraneoplastic syndrome resulting in renal phosphate wasting and decreased bone mineralization. Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors represent a rare etiology of tumor-induced osteomalacia. Nonspecific symptoms of fatigue, bone pain, and musculoskeletal weakness make the diagnosis elusive and lead to a delay in surgical treatment.