Elastofibroma dorsi: three cases of personal experience

Neri, Annasilvia and Caruso, Stefano and Bettarini, Francesca and Falzarano, Sara Moscovita and Di Martino, Marianna and Vuolo, Giuseppe and Pedrazzani, Corrado and Marrelli, F. and Roviello, Franco (2009) Elastofibroma dorsi: three cases of personal experience. Il giornale di chirurgia, 30 (3). pp. 96-99. ISSN 1971-145X

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Abstract

Elastofibroma dorsi is a rare, slow growing, soft tissue lesion, which occurs mainly in elderly women, tipically located in the infrascapular region. This lesion is characterized by a poorly defined solid mass of fibroelastic and fatty tissue, enlarging into intermuscular spaces. Elastofibroma may simulate an aggressive behaviour, and differential diagnosis with malignant tumors is sometimes difficult. Surgical resection is generally recommended in symptomatic lesions or in the suspicion of malignancy. We report our experience of three cases of elastofibroma, two of which typically located in the infrascapular region and one located in the supraclavear fossa, atypical site never reported so far.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Elastofibroma dorsi, Soft tissue tumor, Surgery
Subjects:	600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 617 Rami vari della medicina; Chirurgia
Depositing User:	Nadia Del Gobbo
Date Deposited:	04 Feb 2016 12:11
Last Modified:	04 Feb 2016 12:11
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/5681

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