Phosphaturic Mesenchymal Tumor of Tibia: A Challenging Diagnosis Rendered on Percutaneous Core Needle Biopsy

Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors produce excessive fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) leading to hypophosphatemia, phosphaturia, and osteomalacia. A 50-year-old male presented with pain and swelling over the anterior and medial aspect of the right leg. Imaging showed a lytic lesion in the right pro...

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Main Authors: Monalisa Hui, Shantveer G. Uppin, N. Ramakrishna, B. Aravind Kumar, K. Nageshwara Rao, Beatrice Anne, Meher Lakshmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
Series:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0044-1792082
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