TY - JOUR
T1 - Tumors of the shoulder girdle
T2 - A review of 194 cases
AU - Cleeman, Edmond
AU - Auerbach, Joshua D.
AU - Springfield, Dempsey S.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The upper extremity is the third most common site of primary bone and soft-tissue tumors. The purpose of this study was to determine the types and prevalence of bone and soft-tissue tumors that occur in the shoulder girdle and to identify physical findings that may be indicative of malignancy. This is a retrospective review of 194 consecutive neoplasms of the shoulder girdle seen by the senior author from 1996 through 2000. Benign tumors (n = 139) were more common than malignant tumors (n = 55). The presence of pain and the presence of mass were not risk factors for malignancy (P = .41 and P = .16, respectively). Malignant tumors occurred in an older population (P < .0007). Tenderness and tumor location in the scapula were also found to be risk factors for malignancy (P = .0002 and P = .0001, respectively). In summary, we have identified 3 variables that were found to be associated with malignancy in the shoulder girdle: older age, tenderness on palpation, and a lesion in the scapula.
AB - The upper extremity is the third most common site of primary bone and soft-tissue tumors. The purpose of this study was to determine the types and prevalence of bone and soft-tissue tumors that occur in the shoulder girdle and to identify physical findings that may be indicative of malignancy. This is a retrospective review of 194 consecutive neoplasms of the shoulder girdle seen by the senior author from 1996 through 2000. Benign tumors (n = 139) were more common than malignant tumors (n = 55). The presence of pain and the presence of mass were not risk factors for malignancy (P = .41 and P = .16, respectively). Malignant tumors occurred in an older population (P < .0007). Tenderness and tumor location in the scapula were also found to be risk factors for malignancy (P = .0002 and P = .0001, respectively). In summary, we have identified 3 variables that were found to be associated with malignancy in the shoulder girdle: older age, tenderness on palpation, and a lesion in the scapula.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jse.2005.02.003
DO - 10.1016/j.jse.2005.02.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 16194735
AN - SCOPUS:25444495863
SN - 1058-2746
VL - 14
SP - 460
EP - 465
JO - Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
JF - Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
IS - 5
ER -