[Ultrasonography of dorsal elastofibroma. Apropos of 6 cases].
Elastofibroma dorsi is a benign soft-tissue tumor. Its sub- and pre-scapular location and its appearance on CT and MRI generally lead to the diagnosis. We have analyzed with sonography 6 elastofibromas in 4 patients; the diagnosis was confirmed with CT scan or MRI. Some sonography imaging features supported the diagnosis of elastofibroma dorsi. In all the cases, (1) the tumor occurred typically in a sub- and pre-scapular location, and (2) showed a streaky echostructure (3). A similar symptomatic or asymptomatic mass in the opposite subscapular location is highly suggestive.
Département d'imagerie-médicale, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgique.
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Baudrez
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Malghem
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Van de Berg
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Lebon
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Lecouvet
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Maldague
D000368:Aged; D001415:Back; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
Aspect échographique de l'élastofibrome dorsal. A propos de 6 cas.