Abstract
We reported a series of five patients (2 men, 3 women), aged 44 to 67 years (mean age 61), who were diagnosed with elastofibroma dorsi, rare benign soft tumors located at the inferior pole of the scapula. Three lesions were unilateral and two were bilateral. All patients were referred from other clinics and diagnosed at the time with a large, unspecified tumor of the back. Two of the patients complained of pain and clunking of the scapula on shoulder abduction. All patients underwent excision of the tumor. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging revealed concordance with the histopathological diagnosis. In the case of three patients postoperative complication of hematoma formation occurred. We believe, presumptive diagnosis is possible by careful clinical examination using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Because postoperative hematoma is unexpectedly frequent and symptomatic, only excisional biopsy is necessary for histopathological diagnosis and radical resection should be avoided.
