Elastofibroma dorsi: A soft tissue masquerade

International Journal of Shoulder Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 97-101

  Go, Pauline H ^a   Meadows, Michael C ^a,b   DeLeon, Essel Marie B ^b   Chamberlain, Ronald S ^a,b,c  

^a ST GEORGE S UNIVERSITY   (Grenada)

^b SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastofibroma dorsi; fibroma; hemangioma; lipoma; sarcoma; soft tissue tumor; subscapular mass

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855521536     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09736042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-6042.79797     Document Type: Article

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