ABSTRACT
Elastofibroma is a rare benign soft tissue lesion, typically located deep under the lower pole of the scapula. It is characterized by a fibrous and adipose tissue proliferation and most frequently affects older females. Its characteristic location and its specific aspect in imaging studies most often provides the diagnosis following an incidental discovery. Nevertheless, anatomic and pathologic confirmation is necessary to formally rule out a malignant tumor diagnosis. We report a 66-year-old woman original observation; this lady's occupation involved a number of strenuous manual activities; she consulted for chronic pain related to a left subscapular mass. MRI demonstrated, in fact, two symmetrical tumor masses under each scapula. The only symptomatic lesion was surgically excised.
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Elastic Tissue , Fibroma/diagnosis , Scapula , Soft Tissue Neoplasms/diagnosis , Adipose Tissue/pathology , Aged , Diagnosis, Differential , Elastic Tissue/pathology , Female , Fibroma/pathology , Fibroma/surgery , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Soft Tissue Neoplasms/pathology , Soft Tissue Neoplasms/surgery , UltrasonographySubject(s)
Peripheral Vascular Diseases/diagnosis , Thrombophlebitis/diagnosis , Adult , Aged , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Hospitals , Humans , Incidence , Male , Middle Aged , Peripheral Vascular Diseases/epidemiology , Peripheral Vascular Diseases/etiology , Retrospective Studies , Thrombophlebitis/epidemiology , Tunisia/epidemiologyABSTRACT
The authors report a case of chronic post-traumatic dissecting aneurysm associated with myocardial contusion in a 13 year old adolescent. They stress the rarity of this condition in children and discuss the diagnostic contribution of various imaging techniques.
