Prevalence of elastofibroma dorsi found incidentally upon chest computed tomography scan
Male
Soft Tissue Neoplasms
Fibroma
3. Good health
Tertiary Care Centers
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Prevalence
Humans
Original Article
Female
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Aged
Retrospective Studies
DOI:
10.15537/smj.2022.43.2.20210884
Publication Date:
2022-02-02T09:35:13Z
AUTHORS (3)
ABSTRACT
<h3>Objectives:</h3> To determine the prevalence and demographic data regarding incidentally encountered elastofibroma dorsi (EFD) in Saudi population-based on chest CT (computed tomography) scans. <h3>Methods:</h3> This retrospective study was carried out 4,435 examinations that were collected between January 2014 December 2016 Riyadh, Arabia. One musculoskeletal radiologist who unaware of patients' clinical presentations or reasons for reviewed CTs prospectively, searching soft tissue tumors subscapular region. <h3>Results:</h3> Elastofibroma confirmed via scan 36 patients, including 8 males 28 females, with a mean age 76.6 years, yielding 0.8%. more common 3.3-fold higher (77.8%) as compared to (22.2%); however, this difference not statistically significant (<i>p</i>>0.05). Twenty-five (69.44%) patients had unilateral EFD 11 (30.56%) bilateral EFD. Right-sided 60% females 50% males. Furthermore, there no correlation size patient's gender <h3>Conclusion:</h3> is rare but uncommon incidental finding routine examination 0.8% elderly patients.
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