Shoulder enlargement as the presenting sign in syringomyelia. Report of two cases and review of the literature
J. C. Sackellares and T. R. Swift
Two adult patients had painful enlargement of the shoulder and complete
destruction of the humeral head. Angiograms of the shoulder showed highly
vascular lesions in both patients. Both patients had syringomyelia, for
which the swollen shoulder was the first manifestation.
