Multi variable Diophantine equation

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Consider this equation $$z^3\sqrt{x^2+y^2-z^2}=w(x^2+y^2)$$ where $w$, $z$ are positive integers, $x$, $y$ are any integers.

Squaring both sides we get the following Diophantine equation $$z^6(x^2+y^2-z^2)=w^2(x^2+y^2)^2$$ Some solutions in non-negative integers are

(0, 25, 15, 108)
(0, 25, 20, 192)
(2, 2, 2, 2)
(2, 11, 5, 10)
(2, 11, 10, 40)
(2, 14, 10, 50)
(4, 4, 4, 8)
(4, 22, 10, 40)
(4, 22, 20, 160)
(4, 28, 20, 200)
(5, 10, 5, 10)
(5, 10, 10, 40)
(6, 6, 6, 18)
(7, 24, 15, 108)
(7, 24, 20, 192)
(8, 8, 8, 32)
(10, 10, 10, 50)
(10, 20, 10, 40)
(10, 20, 20, 160)

$$\sqrt{x^2+y^2-z^2}=t \implies x^2+y^2=z^2+t^2$$ My approach was to find integers that can be represented as sum of two squares in more than one way. And then check if $w$ is integer. Is it possible to find a parametric solution for this equation? Or maybe an efficient method (other than brute force) to find its solutions? Any help will be appreciated.

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$(x,y,z,w)=(u^4 - 6 u^2 v^2 + v^4, 4 u v (u^2 - v^2), 2 u v (u^2 + v^2), 8 u^3 v^3 (u^2 - v^2))$,

where natural $u>v$.

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$$z^6(x^2+y^2-z^2) = w^2(x^2+y^2)^2\tag{1}$$

We consider simultaneous equation

$$ \left\{ \begin{array}{c} x^2+y^2 = z^3 \\ x^2+y^2 = z^2+w^2 \\ \end{array} \right. $$

Hence we get $z^2(z-1) = w^2$.

Let $t^2 = z-1$ then $(z,w)=(t^2+1, (1+t^2)t)$.

From first equation, $x^2+y^2 = (t^2+1)^3$.

Hence we get $(x,y)=(3t^2-1, t(-3+t^2))$.

Finally, $(x,y,z,w)=(3t^2-1, t(-3+t^2), t^2+1, (1+t^2)t)$