Oncogenic Osteomalacia Secondary to a Metastatic Phosphaturic Mesenchymal Tumor in the Talus: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

JBJS Case Connect. 2017 Apr-Jun;7(2):e40. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.CC.16.00172.

Abstract

Case: We report the case of a 50-year-old woman with oncogenic osteomalacia secondary to a metastatic phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor (PMT) that presented, to our knowledge, with the first reported lesion in the talus.

Conclusion: Oncogenic osteomalacia is a rare condition with a unique serum biochemical profile that requires a high index of suspicion for diagnosis. A PMT is a rare neoplasm that can lead to oncogenic osteomalacia through secretion of fibroblast growth factor 23. Symptoms can be debilitating, and diagnostic delays are extremely common. This case report emphasizes the importance of comprehensive anatomic assessment and the need for fastidious postoperative monitoring.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Bone Neoplasms / complications*
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasms, Connective Tissue / etiology*
  • Osteomalacia
  • Paraneoplastic Syndromes
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology
  • Somatostatin / analogs & derivatives
  • Talus / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

  • Somatostatin
  • pentetreotide

Supplementary concepts

  • Oncogenic osteomalacia