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Elastofibroma dorsi

Case contributed by Abdulmajid Bawazeer
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Bilateral back pain mainly in the subscapular region.

Patient Data

Age: 45 years
Gender: Male
ct

Bilateral poorly circumscribed heterogeneous soft-tissue attenuation (density about 52 HU) seen in an infrascapular region deep to the serratus anterior and latissimus dorsi without significant enhancement or calcification.

Case Discussion

Elastofibroma dorsi (ED) is a benign, slow-growing fibroelastic tumor and the patient always came with back pain and discomfort.

CT findings are typical in location between serratus anterior and lattisimus dorsi muscle.

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