A Bizarre, Unexplained, and Progressive External Rotation of the Shoulder as a Presentation of a Metastatic Deposit in the Rotator Cuff

We describe the first reported case of a tumour deposit within the rotator cuff presenting as a bizarre, progressive, and fixed external rotation deformity of the shoulder. It is also the first reported case to our knowledge of an oesophageal primary metastasising to the rotator cuff.

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Main Authors: Sherif El-Tawil, Aditya Prinja, Jeremy Stanton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/962931
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spelling doaj-art-d56a70e60711499ca1293c75b9e1a2342025-02-03T01:07:19ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572015-01-01201510.1155/2015/962931962931A Bizarre, Unexplained, and Progressive External Rotation of the Shoulder as a Presentation of a Metastatic Deposit in the Rotator CuffSherif El-Tawil0Aditya Prinja1Jeremy Stanton2Department of Orthopaedics, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Road, Harlow, Essex CM20 1QX, UKDepartment of Orthopaedics, Colchester Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester CO4 5JL, UKDepartment of Orthopaedics, Colchester Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester CO4 5JL, UKWe describe the first reported case of a tumour deposit within the rotator cuff presenting as a bizarre, progressive, and fixed external rotation deformity of the shoulder. It is also the first reported case to our knowledge of an oesophageal primary metastasising to the rotator cuff.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/962931
spellingShingle Sherif El-Tawil
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A Bizarre, Unexplained, and Progressive External Rotation of the Shoulder as a Presentation of a Metastatic Deposit in the Rotator Cuff
Case Reports in Orthopedics
title A Bizarre, Unexplained, and Progressive External Rotation of the Shoulder as a Presentation of a Metastatic Deposit in the Rotator Cuff
title_full A Bizarre, Unexplained, and Progressive External Rotation of the Shoulder as a Presentation of a Metastatic Deposit in the Rotator Cuff
title_fullStr A Bizarre, Unexplained, and Progressive External Rotation of the Shoulder as a Presentation of a Metastatic Deposit in the Rotator Cuff
title_full_unstemmed A Bizarre, Unexplained, and Progressive External Rotation of the Shoulder as a Presentation of a Metastatic Deposit in the Rotator Cuff
title_short A Bizarre, Unexplained, and Progressive External Rotation of the Shoulder as a Presentation of a Metastatic Deposit in the Rotator Cuff
title_sort bizarre unexplained and progressive external rotation of the shoulder as a presentation of a metastatic deposit in the rotator cuff
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/962931
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