title: Case report 839: Elastofibroma of the right shoulder causing brachial plexus impingement.
abstract: A case of an elastofibroma in the right scapular region in a 56-year-old woman was reported. The clinical and pathological findings were discussed. The location of this lesion was uncommon. The common sites were mentioned. The differential diagnosis and magnetic resonance findings were also described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York Medical College, Valhalla.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pechman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kenan
authors.forename: I F
authors.initials: IF
authors.lastname: Abdelwahab
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D001917:Brachial Plexus; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012782:Shoulder / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology