ArticleActa orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica2019
Prevalence of elastofibroma dorsi on CT: Is it really an uncommon entity?
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- Elastofibroma dorsi: determinants of symptom burden, bilaterality, and perioperative morbidity in 102 surgically treated patients.BMC surgery · 2026Article
- Elastofibroma Dorsi: Demographic, Clinical, and Radiological Assessment: A Retrospective Study.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2026Article
- Surgical Management of Symptomatic Bilateral Elastofibroma Dorsi: A Case Report and Literature Review.The American journal of case reports · 2025Review
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- Subscapular elastofibrolipoma treated with marginal resection: two case reports.Journal of medical case reports · 2022Article
- Thoracic Spine CT Hidden Treasures: Lung Assessment and Extraspinal Findings in Patients with Vertebral Fractures Studied with Full FOV during Breath Hold: Technical Note.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2022Article
- Prevalence of elastofibroma dorsi found incidentally upon chest computed tomography scan: A tertiary care center experience.Saudi medical journal · 2022Article
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- Surgery for elastofibroma dorsi: optimizing the management of a benign tumor-an analysis of 70 cases.Journal of thoracic disease · 2020Article
- Concomitant bilateral elastofibroma in the infrascapular and gluteal regions: a report of a rare case.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, demographic data of elastofibroma dorsi (ED) in adult population who had undergone chest CT examination and to discuss clinical, and radiological presentations, and treatment options of ED.
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed 4074 chest CT examinations for ED from July 2014 to April 2015. Lesion size, side, and patient demographics were analyzed for positive cases of ED. The initial radiology reports of patients with ED were also reviewed.
resultsOf the 4074 patients, 111 patients (2.73%) (77 women and 34 men; mean age: 68.2 years; range: 35-91 years) had a total of 168 ED. The females had a 1.96 -fold higher prevalence of ED than the males (OR, 1.96; 95% CI, 1.481-2.59). The mean lesion thickness was found to be significantly greater in the female patients compared with the male patients (p = 0.001). The prevalence of the disease was estimated to be 4.98 times higher in patients aged 65 years or older (CI 95%, 3.25-7.36). In 111 ED patients, the lesions were only noted in 9 patients' initial radiology report.
conclusionHere, we present a prevalence study with the largest population in the literature concerning ED. Our study shows that ED is not as uncommon as previously thought and should be especially suspected in females and older age groups. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, Diagnostic Study.
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