[Etiological hypothesis on five cases of elastofibroma dorsi].

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Elastofibroma dorsi is a rare benign lesion of the soft tissue of the thoracic wall, usually located in the subscapular region. It occurs mostly in elderly women patients. This lesion usually arises in right region but it can also be bilateral. Even if the pathogenesis is still unknown, it is considered that "rubbing" of the scapula against the thorax wall could determine growth of the elastofibroma. The...

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