21 November 2025
: Case report 
Surgical Management of Symptomatic Bilateral Elastofibroma Dorsi: A Case Report and Literature Review
Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Unusual setting of medical care, Unexpected drug reaction, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)
Hussain Alessa ABCDEF 1*, Tahar Yacoubi B 2, Muaaz Rizig BD 2, Abdulrahman Almutawa CDEF 1, Jawaher Alraihan BDE 1, Osamah Aldakkan
BDE 1, Ali Mohammed Alghamdi EF 1, Hussain Abbas Alabdrabalnabi DE 3, Afnan Alshayeb BCDEF 4, Wael Abdelgawad ABCDEF 5
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.950796
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e950796
Figure 2 Masses were completely excised. (A) Lateral decubitus posture with the arm slightly abducted using a bilateral, posterolateral subscapular incision as marked. (B) Rhomboid muscle which the mass was located beneath. (C) Dissection of elastofibroma dorsi from surrounding tissue. (D) Ribs 7 and 8 were reached as the tumor was excised. (E) Specimen of bilateral masses were completely excised and sent to histopathology.