Open AccessELASTOFIBROMA DORSI *
Author(s) -
Enjoji Munetomo,
Kikuchi Jiro
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1968.tb00051.x
Subject(s) - histogenesis , pathology , anatomy , medicine , immunohistochemistry
A case of a 71‐year‐old woman with a fibrous mass in each subscapular region is reported herein. The mass is identical with the tumors previously reported as elastofibroma dorsi, both clinically and histologically. The tumor is characterized by its subscapular location in elderly persons and by the presence of numerous elastic fibers and globules within dense collagenous tissue. It is hoped that this disease entity becomes more familiar among pathologists and surgeons, although its nature and histogenesis are still uncertain. ACTA PATH. JAP. 18 : 239–244, 1968.