About a challenging tumour, elastofibroma dorsi: an eight-case study

Elastofibroma dorsi is an uncommon benign soft tissue pseudotumour usually located at the lower pole of the scapula, deep to the serratus anterior and often attached to the periosteum of the ribs. This lesion is usually seen in patients over the age of 50 years and is commonly misdiagnosed as a malignant tumour because of its size and deep location. We describe 8 cases of elastofibroma dorsi diagnosed over a 10-year-period. Our study contained 5 females and 3 males with a mean age at diagnosis of 62.5 years (range 47-75 years). We aim to highlight the clinical and radiologic presentation of elastofibroma dorsi in order to increase awareness of its existence and management.