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Atypical Appearance of Elastofibroma Dorsi on MRI: Case Reports and Review of the Literature

2000; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 24; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00004728-200003000-00020

1532-3145

S. Schick, Alexander Zembsch, André Gahleitner, Patrik Wanderbaldinger, Gabriele Amann, M. Breitenseher, Sigfried Trattnig,

Urologic and reproductive health conditions

Three patients with histologically proven elastofibroma dorsi underwent MRI, using T1-weighted, T2-weighted, STIR (short inversion time inversion recovery), and contrast-enhanced SE sequences. All lesions typically displayed low signal intensity masses interspersed with areas of high signal intensity on T1- and T2-weighted SE images. Contrary to prior reports, two patients showed marked enhancement of the mass after administration of Gd-DTPA. Although the characteristic signal intensity on conventional T1- and T2-weighted images may lead to the early diagnosis of this rare tumor, radiologists should be aware that marked contrast enhancement may be representative in elastofibroma dorsi.