Elastofibroma dorsi: case series of a rare benign tumour of the back
| Autor: | Bugelli G, Stefano Giannotti, Vanna Bottai, G. Dell’Osso, N Cazzella, Guido G |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Elastofibroma dorsi Soft Tissue Neoplasms Fibroma Scapula Medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Aged medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Lower pole Soft tissue Magnetic resonance imaging Middle Aged medicine.disease Magnetic Resonance Imaging Surgery body regions Treatment Outcome Tissue diagnosis Surgical excision Female business Mri findings |
| Popis: | We analyse this rare pseudotumour with few case reports in the orthopaedic literature. Elastofibroma dorsi is an uncommon benign soft tissue pseudotumour usually located at the lower pole of the scapula. This study is a clinical assessment of 5 patients. All the patients had their diagnosis based on clinical and MRI findings and had excision biopsy. The patients were followed for a mean period of 24 months. No patient had residual symptoms. We have only one recurrence. Surgical excision is recommended when it causes functional disability, compression symptoms, an asymmetric outline of the chest wall, or when it is more than 5 cm in diameter. Pre-operative tissue diagnosis is not necessary in most cases. Despite its rarity, the elastofibroma dorsi should always be suspected with the emergence of a swelling in the subscapularis, especially in females and in old age. |
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