The Shoulder Pain due to Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Case Report.
10.3344/kjp.2011.24.2.119
- Author:
Sae Young KIM
1
;
Min Woo JUNG
;
Jin Mo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Keimyung University, Daegu, Korea. mandell@dsmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
neoplasm metastasis;
rotator cuff;
shoulder
- MeSH:
Breast;
Breast Neoplasms;
Dislocations;
Female;
Humans;
Joints;
Middle Aged;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Rotator Cuff;
Shoulder;
Shoulder Joint;
Shoulder Pain;
Tendinopathy
- From:The Korean Journal of Pain
2011;24(2):119-122
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
