title: Rare tumour of the thoracic wall: elastofibroma.
abstract: Soft tissue tumours of the thoracic wall are a rare entity. Elastofibroma which occurs mainly in women, is commonly localized in the subscapular region, and is characterized by slow growth. We report the case of a 64-year-old woman who presented with a soft tissue tumour located in the right pectoral region, anterior chest wall. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a tumour on the right anterolateral thoracic wall that measured 5x4x5 cm with contrast enhancement. The findings were suggestive of partial infiltration of pectoral and intercostal muscles and were suspicious of a malignant tumour. The patient underwent complete resection of the tumour at a district hospital. The tumour was resected with clear surgical margins and minimum defect of the pectoral muscles. The specimen measured 4x4x3 cm and histopathology showed a lesion composed of fibrotic connective tissue of low cellularity with strongly eosinophilic, partially swollen, and plump fibers. Histology from the specimen was consistent with elastofibroma.
authors.affiliation: Pathology and Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, Sevket Yilmaz Public Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Filiz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Eren
authors.forename: Tarik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Candan
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eren
authors.forename: Ovgii
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Nil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Comunoglu
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Comunoglus
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D035441:Thoracic Wall