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It is a rare pseudotumoral lesion which is observed nearly exclusively during advanced age (over 55 years) and in the tissues between the lower angle of the scapula and the thoracic wall. There is predilection for the female sex and for individuals who do heavy manual labor.
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Campanacci, M., Bertoni, F., Bacchini, P. (1990). Elastofibroma. In: Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-29279-2_94
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