title: Tumor induced osteomalacia.
abstract: We describe a case of mesenchymal tumor induced osteomalacia. Our patient presented a typical clinical and radiological picture of osteomalacia, with low serum phosphate. With the excision of the tumor, which was located in the right forearm, the serum phosphate concentrations increased to normal values within a week postoperatively and the symptoms improved dramatically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology, General Hospital of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Ioakimidis
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Dendrinos
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Frangia
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Babiolakis
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Chilas
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Lyberopoulos
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Kontomerkos
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005542:Forearm; D006801:Humans; D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood; D011859:Radiography; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D006887:Hydroxycholecalciferols; D010710:Phosphates; D002118:Calcium; C008088:alfacalcidol