Diagnosis of elastofibroma.
Elastofibroma is a relatively rare soft tissue mass. The lesion is probably reactive and occurs most commonly in the periscapular region. It is a degenerative benign neoplasm with the clinical appearence of a malignant tumour. The present report describes the case of a 70-year-old man with bilateral elastofibroma. The diagnosis was established with needle aspiration biopsy and positron emission tomography/computed tomography. The present case suggests that needle aspiration biopsy and positron emission tomography/computed tomography are highly useful in the diagnosis of this rare, benign tumour.
Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey. docmct@superonline.com
Cuneyt
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Tetikkurt
Seza
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Tetikkurt
Nihal
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D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012782:Shoulder; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed