Detection of a mesenchymal tumor responsible for hypophosphatemic osteomalacia using FDG-PET

Jean-Louis Dupond; Hakim Mahammedi; Nadine Magy; Olaf Blagosklonov; Nadine Meaux-Ruault; Bernadette Kantelip

doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2005.07.003

Detection of a mesenchymal tumor responsible for hypophosphatemic osteomalacia using FDG-PET

Eur J Intern Med. 2005 Oct;16(6):445-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.07.003.

Authors

Jean-Louis Dupond¹, Hakim Mahammedi, Nadine Magy, Olaf Blagosklonov, Nadine Meaux-Ruault, Bernadette Kantelip

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, 25030 Besançon cedex, France. [email protected]

PMID: 16198908
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.07.003

Abstract

We report a case of oncogenic osteomalacia (OO) in a 71-year-old man. The tumor, which was localized in the left lower mandible, was not found by CT, MRI, or 111-indium octreotide scintigraphy but was easily detected by FDG-PET. The use of this technique in OO has never been reported.