A 42-year-old housewife was admitted to our clinic because of shoulder
pain. At X-ray and CT, multiple calcifications and ossification were
seen in the subscapular bursa and glenohumeral joint. MR1 findings were
consistent with synovial chondromatosis. Surgical treatment was planned
but the patient refused. Thus conservative treatment was initiated for
pain relief. The shoulder joint is a rare localization in this
disorder. Although our patient′s symptoms resolved with
conservative treatment, we think that it would be better to perform
surgical treatment because of the increased size and number of loose
bodies and minimal or moderate chondral damage
