Elastofibroma Dorsi in the Right Chest Wall

우측 흉벽에 발생한 탄력섬유종

  • Ryu, Sang-Woo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Song, Sang-Yun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Oh, Sang-Gi (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Suncheon St. Carollo Hospital) ;
  • Na, Kook-Ju (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Ahn, Byoung-Hee (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) ;
  • Choi, Yoo-Duk (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
  • 류상우 (전남대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 송상윤 (전남대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 오상기 (순천성가롤로병원 흉부외과) ;
  • 나국주 (전남대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 안병희 (전남대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 최유덕 (전남대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 2008.08.05

Abstract

A 71-year-old woman visited our hospital with the chief complain of a mass in her infrascapular region. We performed tumor excision and we diagnosed it as elastofibroma dorsi. Elastofibromas are benign soft tissue tumors that mostly arise in the infrascapular lesion; it is a slowly growing lesion that's characterized by the proliferation of fibrous tissue with elastin. Its incidence is very low and its pathogenesis remains unclear. We report here on this case, and we include a review of the relevant literature.

71세 여자 환자로 우측 견갑골 하방의 종물을 주소로 내원하여, 적출술 시행하였으며 탄력섬유종으로 진단되었다. 탄력섬유종은 양성의 연조직 종양으로 견갑골 하방에 가장 많이 발생하며 느린 성장과 탄력소를 포함한 섬유질이 증식하는 특성이 있다. 탄력섬유종은 발생이 드문 질환이며 원인이 아직 잘 밝혀지지 앎은 종양이다. 상기 증례를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

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