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Ann Thorac Surg 2007;83:1894-1897
© 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Elastofibroma Dorsi: Clinicopathologic Review of 6 Cases

Keith D. Mortman, MD*, Gary M. Hochheiser, MD, Erica M. Giblin, MD, Yorell Manon-Matos, MD, Kenneth M. Frankel, MD

Division of Thoracic Surgery, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts

Accepted for publication November 16, 2006.

* Address correspondence to Dr Mortman, 2 Medical Center Dr, Suite 504, Springfield, MA 01107 (Email: keith.mortman{at}bhs.org).

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.






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