TY - JOUR
T1 - Elastofibroma dorsi
T2 - A soft tissue masquerade
AU - Go, Pauline H.
AU - Meadows, Michael C.
AU - DeLeon, Essel Marie B.
AU - Chamberlain, Ronald S.
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - Elastofibroma dorsi (ED) is a soft tissue tumor found in the subscapular region. The pathogenesis of ED is unclear, but may involve a regenerative or reactive hyperproliferation due to mechanical microtrauma. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is preferred to diagnose ED and complete excision is curative. When bilateral, subscapular masses are identified in the elderly patient and MRI characteristics are typical, biopsy and excision can be avoided. Symptomatic EDs should be excised, and recurrence is rare. Three hundred and thirty cases of ED have been reported since 1980. Fourteen case series and 43 isolated case reports involved 263 women and 67 men (F:M ratio = 3.9:1), with a mean age of 62 years (range 6-94 years). Bilateral ED was present in 164 patients and unilateral ED in 157. The reported prevalence in the elderly population ranges from a minimum of 2% to a maximum of 24%.
AB - Elastofibroma dorsi (ED) is a soft tissue tumor found in the subscapular region. The pathogenesis of ED is unclear, but may involve a regenerative or reactive hyperproliferation due to mechanical microtrauma. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is preferred to diagnose ED and complete excision is curative. When bilateral, subscapular masses are identified in the elderly patient and MRI characteristics are typical, biopsy and excision can be avoided. Symptomatic EDs should be excised, and recurrence is rare. Three hundred and thirty cases of ED have been reported since 1980. Fourteen case series and 43 isolated case reports involved 263 women and 67 men (F:M ratio = 3.9:1), with a mean age of 62 years (range 6-94 years). Bilateral ED was present in 164 patients and unilateral ED in 157. The reported prevalence in the elderly population ranges from a minimum of 2% to a maximum of 24%.
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U2 - 10.4103/0973-6042.79797
DO - 10.4103/0973-6042.79797
M3 - Article
C2 - 21655005
AN - SCOPUS:84855521536
SN - 0973-6042
VL - 4
SP - 97
EP - 101
JO - International Journal of Shoulder Surgery
JF - International Journal of Shoulder Surgery
IS - 4
ER -