Diagnosis of elastofibroma

Elastofibroma is a relatively rare soft tissue mass. The lesion is probably reactive and occurs most commonly in the periscapular region. It is a degenerative benign neoplasm with the clinical appearence of a malignant tumour. The present report describes the case of a 70-year-old man with bilateral...

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Main Authors: Cuneyt Tetikkurt, Seza Tetikkurt, Nihal Bayar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/638624
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description Elastofibroma is a relatively rare soft tissue mass. The lesion is probably reactive and occurs most commonly in the periscapular region. It is a degenerative benign neoplasm with the clinical appearence of a malignant tumour. The present report describes the case of a 70-year-old man with bilateral elastofibroma. The diagnosis was established with needle aspiration biopsy and positron emission tomography/computed tomography. The present case suggests that needle aspiration biopsy and positron emission tomography/computed tomography are highly useful in the diagnosis of this rare, benign tumour.
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spelling doaj-art-ceb92f15cc584d13a457ff25ff2a1feb2025-08-20T02:19:29ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22412008-01-0115421721810.1155/2008/638624Diagnosis of elastofibromaCuneyt Tetikkurt0Seza Tetikkurt1Nihal Bayar2Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, Taksim Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Pulmonary Diseases, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, TurkeyElastofibroma is a relatively rare soft tissue mass. The lesion is probably reactive and occurs most commonly in the periscapular region. It is a degenerative benign neoplasm with the clinical appearence of a malignant tumour. The present report describes the case of a 70-year-old man with bilateral elastofibroma. The diagnosis was established with needle aspiration biopsy and positron emission tomography/computed tomography. The present case suggests that needle aspiration biopsy and positron emission tomography/computed tomography are highly useful in the diagnosis of this rare, benign tumour.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/638624
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