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Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor
Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors are the cause of the vast majority of cases of tumor-induced (oncogenic) osteomalacia due to the production of fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23).
Epidemiology
These tumors are extremely rare, with fewer than 500 cases reported in the literature 1. Most occur ...
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Pseudo Meigs syndrome
Pseudo Meigs syndrome refers to a clinical syndrome of pleural effusion and ascites associated with an ovarian tumor that is not a fibroma or a fibroma-like tumor.
Pathology
Entities that have been reported to result in pseudo Meigs syndrome include
Krukenberg tumors
colon carcinoma metastas...
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Parosteal osteosarcoma
Parosteal osteosarcoma is a subtype of osteosarcoma and arises from the outer layer of the periosteum.
Epidemiology
It is the most common type of juxtacortical or surface osteosarcoma and accounts for ~4% of all osteosarcomas 1-3. It typically presents in early adulthood and middle age with a...