2005 Latissimus Dorsi Tendinosis and Tear

Description: OBJECTIVE. The objective of our study was to determine the imaging appearances of a pseudotumor of the upper limb, latissimus dorsi tendinosis and tear, in five patients and to correlate those imaging findings with clinical history and histopathology.
CONCLUSION. Tears or reactive tendinosis of the latissimus dorsi tendon at its insertion on the proximal humerus may present as a pseudotumor. Awareness of the imaging findings may allow accurate diagnosis and conservative management.
Latissimus Dorsi Tendinosis and Tear: Imaging Features of a Pseudotumor of the Upper Limb in Five Patients
Suzanne E. Anderson, Ralph Hertel, James O. Johnston, Edouard Stauffer, Eva Leinweber and Lynne S. Steinbach AJR 2005; 185:1145-1151 full text