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Surgical and biochemical outcomes of phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors causing tumor-induced osteomalacia in the head and neck region
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  • Yusuke Tsuda,
  • Yoichi Yasunaga,
  • Masanobu Abe,
  • Kazuto Hoshi,
  • Nobuaki Ito,
  • Kenji Kondo,
  • Koichi Okajima,
  • Liuzhe Zhang,
  • Hajime Kato,
  • Naoko Hidaka,
  • Sakae Tanaka,
  • Hiroshi Kobayashi
Yusuke Tsuda
Tokyo University Hospital

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Yoichi Yasunaga
Tokyo University Hospital
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Masanobu Abe
Tokyo University Hospital
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Kazuto Hoshi
Tokyo University Hospital
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Nobuaki Ito
Tokyo University Hospital
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Kenji Kondo
The University of Tokyo
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Koichi Okajima
Tokyo University Hospital
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Liuzhe Zhang
Tokyo University Hospital
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Hajime Kato
Tokyo University Hospital
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Naoko Hidaka
Tokyo University Hospital
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Sakae Tanaka
Tokyo University Hospital
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Hiroshi Kobayashi
Tokyo University Hospital
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Abstract

Objectives: We aimed to report the surgical outcomes of phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors causing tumor-induced osteomalacia in the head and neck. Design: A retrospective cohort study Setting: A tertiary care academic hospital Methods: This study analyzed nine patients who underwent surgical excision of phosphaturic mesenchymal tumors in the head and neck region. The primary sites were two in the maxilla and ethmoid sinus, and one in the intracranial, skull, parotid gland, maxillary sinus, and nasal cavity in each patient. Outcomes were compared with those in the extremities and trunk (n = 32). Results: Five of nine patients (56%) developed residual disease/local recurrence associated with low serum phosphate level after initial surgical excision. At the last follow-up, the biochemical parameters were normalized in four of the five patients after re-excision without any medication. The local recurrence/residual disease risk was significantly higher for the head and neck compared with the extremities and trunk (56% vs. 25%, p = 0.048). The rate of remission (normalized serum phosphate without medication) at final follow-up was similar in both groups after re-excision (head and neck vs. extremities and trunk, 86% vs. 73%, p = 0.827). Conclusions: Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor resection in the head and neck region was challenging because of its complex anatomy and proximity to the brain or other crucial organs, which was associated with high local recurrence/residual disease rate. However, biological remission was achieved in the majority of the patients after re-excision.