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Case of the Month: August, 2008

Submitted by Sun J. Young, MD, Thomas Learch, MD, and Jeffrey Dym, MD.

History: 45-year-old woman with persistent left shoulder pain over the last 6 months.

Question One: Given this one externally rotated view of the left shoulder, what is the most likely diagnosis?

1. Clavicular fracture
2. Calcified Pulmonary Nodule
3. Rotator Cuff Tear
4. Accessory Ossicle over the greater tuberosity of the humerus
5. Pneumothorax
6. Calcific Tendonitis
7. Cervical rib