Shoulder giant schwannoma - a diagnosis to be considered in painless shoulder masses

Tumours formed from peripheral nerve sheaths are rare in the shoulder. We present the case of a 80-year-old female referred to an orthopaedic surgery clinic because of a large painless mass of the right shoulder, with one year of evolution. There was no history of trauma, involvement of any other jo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Romeu Pinho, Sara Santana, Filipa Farinha, Inês Cunha, Anabela Barcelos, José Brenha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia 2017-10-01
Series:Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.actareumatologica.com/files/article/1189_shoulder_giant_schwannoma_a_diagnosis_to_be_considered_in_painless_shoulder_masses_file.pdf