J Korean Surg Soc.
2004 Nov;67(5):437-440.
Elastofibroma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Surgery, St. Benedict Hopital, Busan, Korea. yongjik2000@yahoo.co.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, St. Benedict Hopital, Busan, Korea.
- 3Department of Radiology, St. Benedict Hopital, Busan, Korea.
Abstract
- An elastofibroma, which is a rare soft tissue tumor, was excised from the left subscapular region of a 82-year-old woman. An elastofibroma is a slow-growing, pseudotumoral lesion of the soft tissues of the chest wall with peculiar radiological (CT, MR) and ultrasonographic images, and histological patterns. All cases need to undergo a biopsy in order to rule out a sarcoma. An elastofibroma is a benign tumor. If left untreated, it can grow to a considerable size and become symptomatic. Therefore it needs to be closely observed and its nature confirmed by a biopsy. This condition is rarely encountered in Korea. However, more patients could be diagnosed if more careful attention to elastofibroma is paid.
