Bilateral Elastofibroma: Report of a case.
- Author:
Sung Chul LIM
;
Mi Sook LEE
;
You Kyung JEONG
;
Yun Shin KIM
;
Hyun Jong PARK
;
Mi Ja LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bilateral elastofibroma;
Subscapular region;
Pain
- MeSH:
Adipocytes;
Aged;
Collagen;
Elastic Tissue;
Eosinophils;
Female;
Fibroblasts;
Humans;
Thoracic Wall
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
1997;31(6):589-591
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Elastofibroma is a rare benign tumor-like condition manifesting as firm and spherical mass with poorly circumscribed margins of fibroelastic tissue, occuring in the subscapular region or the chest wall of elderly persons. It is not a true neoplasm but rather a reactive or degenerative process causing abnormal elastogenesis. It is unilateral in the majority of cases and the right side is affected more commonly than the left. We report a case of bilateral elastofibromas removed from both subscapular regions of a 73-year-old female farmer. She was presented with tender masses on the bilateral subscapular areas for seven years. Microscopically, it consisted of a mixture of intertwining broad eosinophilic collagen bundles and elastic fibers associated with a few fibroblasts and mature fat cells. The elastic fibers had a degenerated beaded appearance or were fragmented into serrated globules in a linear arrangement.
