Bilateral elastofibroma dorsi: a case report of an uncommon and under-diagnosed tumor

Stefanie Braun; Matthias Richter; Tom Ernst; Andreas Flade; Dirk Uhlmann

doi:10.5114/kitp.2015.56789

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Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska/Polish Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

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Case report

Bilateral elastofibroma dorsi: a case report of an uncommon and under-diagnosed tumor

Stefanie Braun

,

Matthias Richter

,

Tom Ernst

,

Andreas Flade

,

Dirk Uhlmann

Kardiochirurgia i Torakochirurgia Polska 2015; 12 (4): 355-358

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/kitp.2015.56789

Online publish date: 2015/12/30

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Elastofibroma dorsi is a rare benign tumor of the back, located between the latissimus dorsi and the rhomboid muscle. In most cases it is unilateral, but in up to 10% it occurs on both sides. The etiology is still in discussion. Here we report a case of a 51-year-old man with bilateral elastofibroma dorsi. The therapy of choice was surgical resection. No long-term complications were reported in a 6-month follow-up.

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Bilateral elastofibroma dorsi: a case report of an uncommon and under-diagnosed tumor

Stefanie Braun , Matthias Richter , Tom Ernst , Andreas Flade , Dirk Uhlmann

elastofibroma, soft tissue, tumor, thoracic wall

Stefanie Braun

,

Matthias Richter

,

Tom Ernst

,

Andreas Flade

,

Dirk Uhlmann