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. 2022 Apr 27;30(2):250-256.
doi: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2022.21885. eCollection 2022 Apr.

Does elastofibroma dorsi occur more frequently on the same side with the dominant hand?

Serda Kanbur Metin  1 , Serdar Evman  1
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Does elastofibroma dorsi occur more frequently on the same side with the dominant hand?

Serda Kanbur Metin et al. Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Derg. .

Abstract

Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the correlation between the side of elastofibroma dorsi formation and the dominant-hand of the patients we operated.

Methods: A total of 84 patients with elastofibroma dorsi (12 males, 72 females; mean age: 55.5±7.0 years; range, 43 to 74 years) were retrospectively analyzed between April 2007 and May 2019. Dominant hand, location, size, sex, age, occupations and follow-up of the mass were recorded and the pre- and postoperative Visual Analog Scale scores were noted.

Results: The mean symptom duration was 9.5±7.8 (range, 3 to 48) months. The lesions were located on the right in 49 (58.3%), on the left in 16 (19%) and bilateral in 19 (22.6%). There was no significant difference between the mass size and age, symptom duration and complication development (p=0.129). A significant relation was found between the formation of the mass on the side of the dominant hand (p=0.010). A significant difference was found between the pre- and postoperative Day 90 Visual Analog Scale scores (p<0.001), indicating a significant decrease in the pain scores.

Conclusion: Elastofibroma dorsi has good clinical results after surgical resection. In our series, the patients had significantly more elastofibroma dorsi on their dominant-hand side.

Keywords: Chest wall tumors; elastofibroma dorsi; soft tissue tumors.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. (a) The appearance of the ELD became visible in the subscapular with the abduction of the arm. (b) Magnetic resonance imaging section and (c) intraoperative view of ELD. (d) Macroscopic view of excised specimen.
ELD: Elastofibroma dorsi.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Microscopic views of the specimen (H&E, x40).
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