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'''Elastofibroma''' is a benign [[Fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours|fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumour]].
 
==General==
*Benign.
*Classically, subscapular in elderly women.<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1057113-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1057113-overview]. Accessed on: 26 October 2011.</ref><ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Ben Hassouna | first1 = J. | last2 = Hamdi | first2 = N. | last3 = Ben Bachouche | first3 = W. | last4 = Bouzid | first4 = T. | last5 = Dhiab | first5 = T. | last6 = Rahal | first6 = K. | title = Elastofibroma dorsi. | journal = Orthop Traumatol Surg Res | volume = 96 | issue = 6 | pages = 717-20 | month = Oct | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1016/j.otsr.2010.03.019 | PMID = 20708994 }}</ref>
 
==Gross==
Features:
*Yellow-white, moderate demarcation to surrounding tissue.<ref name=Ref_AoGP592>{{Ref AoGP|592}}</ref>
 
DDx - shoulder lesions:
*[[Desmoplastic fibroblastoma]].
*[[Pleomorphic lipoma]].
 
==Microscopic==
Features:
*Thick bundles of collagen.
*Elastin fibres.
 
===Image===
 
 
==See also==
*[[Fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumours]].
 
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}


[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]

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Elastofibroma is a benign fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumour.

General

  • Benign.
  • Classically, subscapular in elderly women.[1][2]

Gross

Features:

  • Yellow-white, moderate demarcation to surrounding tissue.[3]

DDx - shoulder lesions:

Microscopic

Features:

  • Thick bundles of collagen.
  • Elastin fibres.

Image

See also

References

  1. URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1057113-overview. Accessed on: 26 October 2011.
  2. Ben Hassouna, J.; Hamdi, N.; Ben Bachouche, W.; Bouzid, T.; Dhiab, T.; Rahal, K. (Oct 2010). "Elastofibroma dorsi.". Orthop Traumatol Surg Res 96 (6): 717-20. doi:10.1016/j.otsr.2010.03.019. PMID 20708994.
  3. Rose, Alan G. (2008). Atlas of Gross Pathology with Histologic Correlation (1st ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 592. ISBN 978-0521868792.