Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in a patient with X-Linked hypophosphatemia: A case of Occam's razor or Hickam's dictum?

Farhan Chowdry; Kelsey M. Miller; Ersan Altun; Sara E. Wobker; Gary S. Gottesman; Hikmat Al-Ahmadie; Tracy L. Rose; Eric M. Wallen; Matthew I. Milowsky

Urology Case Reports (May 2024)

Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor in a patient with X-Linked hypophosphatemia: A case of Occam's razor or Hickam's dictum?

Farhan Chowdry,
Kelsey M. Miller,
Ersan Altun,
Sara E. Wobker,
Gary S. Gottesman,
Hikmat Al-Ahmadie,
Tracy L. Rose,
Eric M. Wallen,
Matthew I. Milowsky

Affiliations

Farhan Chowdry: University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Kelsey M. Miller: Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Ersan Altun: University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Radiology, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Urology, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Sara E. Wobker: University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Urology, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Gary S. Gottesman: Division of Bone and Mineral Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
Hikmat Al-Ahmadie: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
Tracy L. Rose: University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Urology, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Eric M. Wallen: Department of Urology, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Matthew I. Milowsky: University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Urology, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Corresponding author. 170 Manning Drive, CB #7305, Chapel Hill, NC, 27514, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 54
p. 102710

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We present the case of a patient with X-Linked Hypophosphatemia (XLH) and an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) of the bladder which prompted further investigation into the possible relationship between XLH and IMT i.e. a case of Occam's Razor or Hickam's Dictum?

Published in Urology Case Reports

ISSN: 2214-4420 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
Website: http://www.urologycasereports.com/

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