# Elastofibroma of dual anterior and thoracic dorsal localization in children

**Authors:** Abdelhalim Mahmoudi, Mouhcine Bendahou, lamiae Chater, Afaf Amarti, Youssef Bouabdallah, My Abderrahmane Afifi

PMC · DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.20.337.1529 · 2015-04-08

## TL;DR

The paper reports a rare case of elastofibroma in a 9-year-old girl, typically seen in older women.

## Contribution

It presents an unusual case of elastofibroma in a child with dual localization.

## Key findings

- Elastofibroma was found in a 9-year-old girl, a rare occurrence.
- The tumor showed dual localization in the anterior and thoracic dorsal regions.
- This case expands the known age range for elastofibroma diagnosis.

## Abstract

L’élastofibrome est une pseudotumeur des tissus mous typiquement localisée sous la pointe de l'omoplate. Il est caractérisé par la prolifération de tissus fibreux et adipeux et affecte plus fréquemment les femmes âgées. Nous présentons un cas d’élastofibrome chez une fille de 9 ans.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** recidive tumorale locale (MESH:D004828), EF (MESH:D007926), Aucune adenopathie (MESH:D000072281), masse (MESH:C536030),  (MESH:D013899),  (MESH:D005350),  (MESH:D012983)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

## Figures

4 figures with captions in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC4491459/full.md

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC4491459