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Rev Med Interne 2021 May 26. Epub 2021 May 26.

Département de radiologie, institut national d'oncologie, université Mohamed V, Rabat, Maroc.

Anticancer Res 2021 May;41(5):2211-2215

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan.

Elastofibroma dorsi is an uncommon benign fibroblastic pseudotumor that typically occurs in the subscapular region of middle-aged or older individuals. The pathogenesis is still unclear and a matter of debate. Magnetic resonance imaging can be used as a first-line investigation of the lesion and reveals a lenticular soft-tissue mass with a signal intensity similar to that of skeletal muscle interlaced with strands of fat. Read More

Medicina (Kaunas) 2021 Apr 12;57(4). Epub 2021 Apr 12.

First Department of Surgery, Second Discipline of Surgical Semiology, "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Eftimie Murgu Sq. Nr.2, 300041 Timișoara, Romania.

Elastofibroma dorsi (ED) is known as a particular clinical and biological entity. We report a case of a bilateral elastofibroma dorsi (ED) in a 65-year-old female who presented to the Department of General and Oncologic Surgery of Emergency Clinical Municipal Hospital Timisoara, Romania. The patient was symptomatic on the right side, presenting pain in the interscapulothoracic region associated with a variable tumoral mass, dependent on the position of the right arm. Read More

Physiother Theory Pract 2021 Apr 29:1-11. Epub 2021 Apr 29.

Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetic and Maternal Infantile Sciences (DINOGMI), University of Genova-Campus of Savona, Savona, Italy.

Elastofibroma is a benign and rare fibroblast/myofibroblast tumor usually located near the periosteum of the ribs. Patients with elastofibroma can remain asymptomatic or can experience a clicking sensation during shoulder movements, shoulder stiffness, scapular and shoulder pain and dysfunction. Importantly, the symptoms can mimic a musculoskeletal condition being mistaken for orthopedic shoulder joint disease. Read More

Rom J Morphol Embryol 2020 Jul-Sep;61(3):841-851

Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain;

Abdominal elastotic deposits are uncommon lesions that often presents as polyps. They show three histological patterns: fibroelastosis, angioelastosis, and elastofibroma. We describe 23 cases including rare locations, such as mesentery, greater omentum, hernia sac, spleen, peripancreatic fat, and hypodermal fat. Read More

Skin Appendage Disord 2021 Jan 26;7(1):50-53. Epub 2020 Oct 26.

Department of Dermatology, Inselspital, University of Berne, Bern, Switzerland.

Cutaneous elastofibroma is part of the connective tissue nevus complex. Two subungual cases remotely similar to the one presented here have been described before. This patient presented with an unusual form of subungual elastofibroma of the big toe, which was surgically removed. Read More

Biotech Histochem 2021 Feb 19:1-8. Epub 2021 Feb 19.

Department of Morphology, Federal University of Rio Grande Do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil.

We investigated elastofibromas (EF) and elastofibroma-like structures (EFL) in 95 cases that had been diagnosed as oral fibromas (OF). Histological sections were stained with Verhoeff-Van Gieson, Congo red and hematoxylin and eosin to enable possible reclassification to EF or EFL, or to retain the diagnosis of OF. To do this, we identified amyloid and used histopathological descriptions and epidemiological clinical profiles. Read More

ANZ J Surg 2020 Dec 1. Epub 2020 Dec 1.

Department of General Surgery, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.

Background: Elastofibroma dorsi (ED) is a benign soft tissue tumour of the subscapular region of the chest wall. It is a frequent lesion, especially seen in females and in the elderly. It remains unclear whether the size or symptomatology of the tumour is important to make a resection decision. Read More

BJR Case Rep 2020 Sep 29;6(2):20190112. Epub 2020 Sep 29.

Department of Radiology, NYU LangoneMedical Center, New York, United States.

Thus far, only a single case describing an atypical appearance of elastofibroma dorsi at a prior thoracotomy site has been published in the literature. We describe a series of three cases recently imaged at our institution with the same atypical appearance, in order to highlight and increase recognition of this more unusual morphology in post-operative patients. Read More

Jt Dis Relat Surg 2020 ;31(3):644-647

Başkent Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dalı, 06490 Bahçelievler, Ankara, Türkiye.

Elastofibroma dorsi (ED) is a rare, benign soft tissue tumor which often occurs in the subscapular region of elderly individuals and shows a female predominance. While many patients remain asymptomatic, ED can cause pain in the periscapular region. The clinical signs of ED are non-specific and variable which can result in misdiagnoses; it is often confused with rotator cuff and cervical spine pathologies. Read More

Orthop Rev (Pavia) 2020 Jun 1;12(Suppl 1):8708. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome.

Elastofibroma dorsi is a rare slowgrowing soft tissues tumor. The lesion usually grows near the shoulder but could also involve other location. Pathogenesis of elastofibroma dorsi is still unknown and in the literature, there are mostly described case report or case series. Read More

Mayo Clin Proc 2020 08;95(8):1709

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.

Clin Nucl Med 2021 Feb;46(2):e86-e87

From the Ahmanson Translational Theranostics Division, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology.

Abstract: A 71-year-old man underwent 18F-FDG and 68Ga-FAPI-46 PET/CT for initial staging prior to surgery of a squamous cell carcinoma of the lower esophagus under the prospective study NCT04147494. Both scans showed increased uptake in the mid and distal esophagus without evidence of metastatic disease. A soft tissue right infrascapular mass with mild 18F-FDG and moderate 68Ga-FAPI-46 uptake was incidentally found. Read More

J Thorac Dis 2020 May;12(5):1884-1894

Thoracic Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy.

Background: Elastofibroma dorsi (ED) is a benign soft-tissue tumor of the chest wall located near the tip of the scapula. Clinical presentation includes swelling, pain and impairment of shoulder movements. The present literature relies only on few small case series. Read More

Eplasty 2020 26;20:ic8. Epub 2020 Apr 26.

Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark.

J Gastrointest Cancer 2020 Sep;51(3):1074-1076

Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation Section of Gastroenterology, University of Bari, Piazza Giulio Cesare 11, 70124, Bari, Italy.

Sisli Etfal Hastan Tip Bul 2020 25;54(1):103-107. Epub 2020 Mar 25.

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey.

Elastofibroma dorsi is a benign lesion commonly presents as a palpable enlarging mass at the inferior pole of the scapula. Clinical presentation and radiological characteristics are often enough to suggest an accurate diagnosis. Increased awareness of the characteristic appearance and location of these benign lesions will increase radiologic diagnosis and decrease the need for biopsy. Read More

J Foot Ankle Surg 2020 May - Jun;59(3):587-589

Residency Director and Chief of Podiatry, Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth, NJ.

An elastofibroma is a rare, benign, slow-growing, progressive soft tissue neoplasm with distinct histopathological features consisting of collagen and coarse elastic fibers. When it occurs, it has a propensity for the subscapular region in elderly female patients. It can occur less commonly at other anatomical sites, and its exact etiology is unclear. Read More

Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 2020 May;28(2):301-316

Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, UCSD Teleradiology and Education Center, 408 Dickinson Street, Mail Code #8226, San Diego, CA 92103-8226, USA.

This article discusses the most common tumor and tumor-like lesions arising at the shoulder. Osseous tumors of the shoulder rank second in incidence to those at the knee joint and include benign osteochondromas and myeloma or primary malignant lesions, such as osteosarcoma or chondrosarcomas. Soft tissue tumors are overwhelmingly benign, with lipomas predominating, although malignant lesions, such as liposarcomas, can occur. Read More

Cureus 2020 Feb 4;12(2):e6874. Epub 2020 Feb 4.

Internal Medicine, Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, USA.

Elastofibroma dorsi (ED) is a benign connective tissue tumor that most commonly occurs on the inferior pole of the scapula. It can be found incidentally on radiologic imaging or due to clinical symptoms. Patients may become apprehensive due to it mimicking new malignancy or recurrence of prior malignancy. Read More

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2020 Jan 21;90(1). Epub 2020 Jan 21.

Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Pilsen.

Elastofibroma is a rare benign, soft-tissue slow-growing tumor seen predominantly in elderly females. We present such a case in a 46-year-old female. She presented with gradually increasing soft tissue swelling of 8×6 cm in the right inferior subscapular region. Read More

BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2020 Jan 8;21(1):16. Epub 2020 Jan 8.

Department of Radiology, King Fahd Hospital of the University, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Elastofibroma is a benign soft tissue tumor characterized by the presence of elastic fibers in a stroma of collagen and mature adipose tissue. It is reported to have a prevalence of 2.73%, as shown by a study through computed tomography (CT) images. Read More

Turk J Phys Med Rehabil 2019 Sep 20;65(3):287-289. Epub 2019 Aug 20.

Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Medeniyet University Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

A 61-year-old woman presented with localized back pain at the left inferomedial border of the scapula and left shoulder pain. On physical examination, a soft tissue mass was detected on the left scapula. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a mass at the left suprascapular region and another mass in the left infrascapular region. Read More

Korean J Radiol 2019 10;20(10):1441-1453

Department of Radiology, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Canada.

Identification of certain abnormalities of the chest wall can be extremely helpful in correctly diagnosing a number of syndromic conditions and systemic diseases. Additionally, chest wall abnormalities may sometimes constitute diagnoses by themselves. In the present pictorial essay, we review a number of such conditions and provide illustrative cases that were retrospectively identified from our clinical imaging database. Read More

Acta Chir Belg 2021 Apr 16;121(2):122-126. Epub 2019 Jul 16.

Abdominal, Pediatric and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.

Background: Elastofibroma dorsi (ED) is a benign slow growing soft tissue tumor that is most frequently located subscapular. The prevalence is estimated to be 2% on imaging studies in individuals over 60 years old and might occur bilaterally. The etiology, however, remains unclear. Read More

Indian J Nucl Med 2019 Jul-Sep;34(3):258-259

Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.

Elastofibroma dorsi (EFD) is a relatively rare soft-tissue pseudotumor that arises from mesenchymal tissue. We present a case of 48-year-old woman who underwent F fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography for initial staging of suspected carcinoma of the left breast. Incidental detection of soft-tissue masses showing moderate FDG uptake was seen in the bilateral infrascapular location characteristic of EFD. Read More

Ann R Coll Surg Engl 2020 Feb 24;102(2):84-93. Epub 2019 Jun 24.

Department of Pathology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China.

Objective: Elastofibroma is a rare soft-tissue tumour. This study retrospectively analysed and summarised the clinical, imaging and typical pathological features, together with the short- and long-term surgical outcomes of patients with pathologically confirmed soft-tissue elastofibroma to improve their management.

Materials And Methods: We enrolled 73 patients with pathologically confirmed soft-tissue elastofibroma from January 2010 to December 2018. Read More

Case Rep Surg 2019 7;2019:2107083. Epub 2019 Apr 7.

Clinic for Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.

Several technical points for postoperative lung hernia repair are still not fully elucidated. We present an original technical solution to deal with this complication. In a 68-year-old female, the lung hernia was confirmed 5 months after the partial left-sided chest wall and scapula angle resection with primary Mersilene mesh reconstruction for elastofibroma. Read More

Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc 2019 May 25;53(3):195-198. Epub 2019 Apr 25.

Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Eskisehir, Turkey. Electronic address:

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, demographic data of elastofibroma dorsi (ED) in adult population who had undergone chest CT examination and to discuss clinical, and radiological presentations, and treatment options of ED.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 4074 chest CT examinations for ED from July 2014 to April 2015. Lesion size, side, and patient demographics were analyzed for positive cases of ED. Read More

Zhongguo Gu Shang 2019 Feb;32(2):170-172

Department of Orthopaedics, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, China;