A Case of Elastofibroma.
- Author:
Dai Ho KIM
;
So Hee JEONG
;
Sung Woo CHOI
;
Chung Won KIM
;
Seok Jin KANG
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Elastofibroma
- MeSH:
Aged;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Connective Tissue;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Middle Aged;
Prevalence;
Rare Diseases;
Scapula;
Thoracic Wall
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1999;37(3):417-419
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Elastofibroma is a rare disease which presents as a slowly-growing, solid, ill-defined fibroelastic mass occuring almost exclusively in elderly women and arising mainly from the connective tissue between the lower part of the scapula and chest wall. Of the 270 cases of elastofibroma which have been reported, 170 cases had developed in Japanese patients. Despite the fact that there have been only two case reports in Korea, there might be a higher prevalence of elastofibroma in Korea than expected because of geographical similarity. We experienced a case of elastofibroma occurring in a 56-year-old man. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of elastofibroma in Korean dermatologic of literature.
