Desmoid Tumor Causing Shoulder Pain in an Adolescent Male.

Blanchard, Leanna; Nicklies, Emily; Motamedi, Daria · J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · 2020

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 17-year-old adolescent boy was referred by an orthopaedic physician to physical therapy for chronic left shoulder pain and a clinical diagnosis of labral tear. The physician ordered current radiographs, which were noncontributory. Findings during physical therapy examination warranted referral back to the physician, with a request for magnetic resonance imaging. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a soft tissue abnormality in the infraclavicular and subcoracoid spaces. The patient was referred to orthopaedic oncology, where biopsy confirmed a desmoid tumor. <i>J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2020;50(8):467. doi:10.2519/jospt.2020.9596</i>.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy