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1: Postgrad Med J. 1985 Apr;61(714):349-55.Click here to read Links

Oncogenic osteomalacia: strange tumours in strange places.

Weiss D, Bar RS, Weidner N, Wener M, Lee F.

Two patients presented with hypophosphataemic osteomalacia and were subsequently found to have small tumours unusual histopathology and location causing the osteomalacia. Each tumour was found after an intensive search for occult masses. Studies of vitamin D metabolism and renal tubular function before and after surgery yielded further insight into the pathophysiology of oncogenic osteomalacia. These cases demonstrate that microscopic quantities of tumour are capable of causing the syndrome and further illustrate the high index of suspicion often necessary to locate causative tumours in patients with hypophosphataemic osteomalacia.

PMID: 4022870 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

PMCID: PMC2418222