The Desmoid Tumor Research Foundation

October 2020

A Case of Shoulder Desmoid-Type Fibromatosis Missed on an Initial Work Up: Case Report and Literature Review (Case Report) (FULL ARTICLE)

Author Information

Byrd M(1), Barfield W(2), Darr E(2).

(1)College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. (2)Dept of Orthopaedics & Physical Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.

Publication

J Biomed Sci Eng

Summary

This report presents a case of rare right shoulder desmoid type fibromatosis in a 48-year-old male that was missed on an initial workup including EMG/NCS and shoulder MRI, and demonstrates the importance of revisiting the diagnostic process if a former workup has yielded an unclear clinical picture.

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