Painful Elastofibroma Dorsi: A Report of a Case and a Brief Review of the Literature

Elastofibroma dorsi (ED) is an uncommon, slow-growing, benign, soft tissue tumor of unclear pathogenesis, typically located at the subscapular region of elderly people. It may be unilateral or bilateral. Though many patients are asymptomatic, ED can cause local deformity and symptoms such as perisca...

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Main Authors: Evangelos Falidas, Dimitrios Arvanitis, Georgios Anyfantakis, Angelos Pazidis, Zacharoula Koukouli, Dimosthenis Miltiadou, Anastasia Koronaiou
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/794247
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description Elastofibroma dorsi (ED) is an uncommon, slow-growing, benign, soft tissue tumor of unclear pathogenesis, typically located at the subscapular region of elderly people. It may be unilateral or bilateral. Though many patients are asymptomatic, ED can cause local deformity and symptoms such as periscapular pain or discomfort. Herein we report a case of a 65-year-old woman with painful ED. Clinical features, radiodiagnostic, intraoperative, and pathologic findings, and a brief review of the literature are performed.
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spelling doaj-art-e41fc24f926c472aacbf40e3bf7068d72025-08-20T02:21:34ZengWileyCase Reports in Orthopedics2090-67492090-67572013-01-01201310.1155/2013/794247794247Painful Elastofibroma Dorsi: A Report of a Case and a Brief Review of the LiteratureEvangelos Falidas0Dimitrios Arvanitis1Georgios Anyfantakis2Angelos Pazidis3Zacharoula Koukouli4Dimosthenis Miltiadou5Anastasia Koronaiou6Department of Surgery, Florina General Hospital, Egnatias 9, 53100 Florina, GreeceDepartment of Pathology, University of Thessaly, Biopolis, 41110 Larissa, GreeceDepartment of Radiology, NIMTS General Hospital of Athens, Monis Petraki 10-12, 11521 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, Florina General Hospital, Egnatias 9, 53100 Florina, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, Florina General Hospital, Egnatias 9, 53100 Florina, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, Florina General Hospital, Egnatias 9, 53100 Florina, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, Florina General Hospital, Egnatias 9, 53100 Florina, GreeceElastofibroma dorsi (ED) is an uncommon, slow-growing, benign, soft tissue tumor of unclear pathogenesis, typically located at the subscapular region of elderly people. It may be unilateral or bilateral. Though many patients are asymptomatic, ED can cause local deformity and symptoms such as periscapular pain or discomfort. Herein we report a case of a 65-year-old woman with painful ED. Clinical features, radiodiagnostic, intraoperative, and pathologic findings, and a brief review of the literature are performed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/794247
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title Painful Elastofibroma Dorsi: A Report of a Case and a Brief Review of the Literature
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title_short Painful Elastofibroma Dorsi: A Report of a Case and a Brief Review of the Literature
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