Malignant Phosphaturic Mesenchymal Tumor: Oncogenic Osteomalacia and Clinical Care
1. Introduction A malignant phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor is an exceptionally rare, hormone-secreting neoplasm that causes oncogenic osteomalacia by overproducing fibroblast growth factor 23, leading to severe systemic phosphate wasting. The bottom line is that while finding this obscure tumor presents a formidable diagnostic challenge, its discovery and complete surgical resection are required to halt the … Read more