Neuropathic arthropathy of the shoulder interpreted as neoplasic lesion (reports of two cases)

The neuropathic arthropathy is an illness that destroys the articulation, associated to loss of the propiocepcion. Inside the main causes they are the syringomyelia, tertiary syphilis and diabetes mellitus. In the superior member the frequently affected articulation is the glen humeral. In this report two patients are presented with neuropathic arthropathy from the shoulder secondary to syringomyelia and remitted to orthopedic oncology with diagnosis of condrosarcoma. The clinical radiological presentation and the differential diagnosis are analyzed