Chronic shoulder pain – a rare presentation of renal cell carcinoma: a case report

Authors

  • Sabrina Yesmin Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Sumon Kanti Mojumdar Junior Consultant, Rheumatology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Rene Suzan Claude Sarker Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Tufayel Ahmed Registrar, Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Syeda Farha Tasnim Tithi MD Phase-B Resident of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Muhammad Ibrahim Khalil Assistant Registrar, Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • Md Raziur Rahman Professor and Head, Department of Internal Medicine, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/birdem.v14i2.73329

Keywords:

renal cell carcinoma, shoulder pain, metastasis

Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma is a common malignancy and may present with metastatic disease. While metastasis to bones is common, it is uncommon to be the predominant presenting feature. Here, we present case history of a 40-year-old man suffering from chronic regional shoulder pain that poorly responded to medications and physiotherapy and later diagnosed as metastatic renal cell carcinoma. This case stresses that chronic monoarthritis or regional pain syndromes, without an obvious aetiology and poor response to symptomatic and general measures, should guide for an in-depth investigation to find the aetiology.

BIRDEM Med J 2024; 14(2): 108-111

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Published

2024-05-28

How to Cite

Sabrina Yesmin, Sumon Kanti Mojumdar, Rene Suzan Claude Sarker, Tufayel Ahmed, Syeda Farha Tasnim Tithi, Muhammad Ibrahim Khalil, & Md Raziur Rahman. (2024). Chronic shoulder pain – a rare presentation of renal cell carcinoma: a case report. BIRDEM Medical Journal, 14(2), 108–111. https://doi.org/10.3329/birdem.v14i2.73329

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 2 (2024)

Section

Case Reports