Elastofibroma Dorsi: Clinicopathologic Review of 6 Cases

Elastofibroma dorsi is a rare, benign lesion arising from connective tissue and usually found at the angle of the scapula. Surgical resection is often indicated in the presence of an enlarging mass or when malignancy can not be excluded. Herein we report our most recent case of elastofibroma dorsi a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2007-05, Vol.83 (5), p.1894-1897
Hauptverfasser:	Mortman, Keith D., MD, Hochheiser, Gary M., MD, Giblin, Erica M., MD, Manon-Matos, Yorell, MD, Frankel, Kenneth M., MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Cardiothoracic Surgery Female Fibroma - diagnosis Fibroma - surgery Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Scapula Soft Tissue Neoplasms - diagnosis Soft Tissue Neoplasms - surgery Surgery Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the heart Surgery of the respiratory system
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Zusammenfassung:	Elastofibroma dorsi is a rare, benign lesion arising from connective tissue and usually found at the angle of the scapula. Surgical resection is often indicated in the presence of an enlarging mass or when malignancy can not be excluded. Herein we report our most recent case of elastofibroma dorsi and our review of 6 cases from the past 16 years.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.11.050