The Shoulder Pain due to Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Case Report
The Korean Journal of Pain
;
: 119-122, 2011.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-207812
ABSTRACT
A rotator cuff tear causes shoulder pain and limits movement of the shoulder joint. A chronic degenerative change or impingement is the reason for a rotator cuff tear. Diagnosis is made based on medical history and, physical and radiological examinations. Other causes of shoulder pain include calcific tendinitis, degenerative arthropathy, joint dislocation, fracture, and primary or metastatic neoplasm. However, metastatic cancer in the shoulder joint is difficult to diagnosis. We experienced a case in which a 46-year-old female patient complained of left shoulder pain and limited joint mobility, and these symptoms were due to metastatic breast cancer in the shoulder.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Shoulder
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Shoulder Joint
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Breast
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Breast Neoplasms
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Rotator Cuff
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Shoulder Pain
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Joint Dislocations
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Tendinopathy
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Joints
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Pain
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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