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ArticleRadiology case reports2020

An intracranial mass causing tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO): Rapid and complete resolution of severe osteoporosis after surgical resection.

Juan M Colazo, Reid C Thompson, Natalie V Covington, Kathryn M Dahir

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Oncogenic rickets diagnosed at age 8 and the risk of persistent rickets: a rare case of pediatric-onset tumor-induced osteomalacia.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025
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  4. Role of Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 (FGF23) and αKlotho in Cancer.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2020
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Juan M ColazoMedical Scientist Training Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2nd Floor Eskind Biomedical Library and Learning Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2209 Garland Avenue, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
Reid C ThompsonDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, T-4224F Medical Center North, 1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Natalie V CovingtonHearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
Kathryn M DahirVanderbilt University Medical Center, Program for Metabolic Bone Disorders at Vanderbilt, Endocrinology and Diabetes, 8210 Medical Center East, 1215 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center · USNeurological Surgery · USVanderbilt University · US

Funding

MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM007347 · NIGMS · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI WILLIAMS, CHRISTOPHER S. · 1985 to 2023
$26.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007347
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO) is a rare disease in which patients suffer from fractures and progressive disabling bone pain and muscle weakness. TIO is caused by the hypersecretion of Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 (FGF23) from rare neoplasms of mesenchymal origin. This case report describes a 29-year-old male with 2 years of low back/hip pain, gait changes, proximal muscle weakness, and multiple stress fractures. Bone densitometry was remarkable for severe osteoporosis, hypophosphatemia was seen on routine labs, and advanced labs demonstrated an "inappropriately normal" FGF23 level. A 68Ga-DOTATATE scan and MRI showed a 1.3 × 1.1 × 1.0 cm intracranial mass. The patient underwent tumor resection by Neurosurgery. Shortly after, laboratory levels normalized, and the patient's symptoms improved drastically. This case exemplifies the notion that TIO can be caused by FGF23 levels within normal limits, the role of 68-Ga DOTATATE imaging for establishing a diagnosis, and that these tumors can arise anywhere-even intracranially. We also review current surgical and nonsurgical treatment options, as well as emerging novel therapeutics.

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68Ga-DOTATATEBurosumabDXAFibroblast growth factor 23MRIParaneoplastic syndromeTIOTumor-induced osteomalacia

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PMID32140194
PMCPMC7044500
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