elastofibroma /elas·to·fi·bro·ma/ (e-las″to-fi-bro´mah) a rare, benign, firm, unencapsulated tumor consisting of abundant sclerotic collagen and thick irregular elastic fibers.
elastofibroma
e·las·to·fi·bro·ma ( -l s t -f -br m )n. A nonencapsulated slow-growing mass of poorly cellular, collagenous, fibrous tissue and elastic tissue, occurring usually in subscapular adipose tissue of old persons. |
elastofibroma
[ilas′tōfībrō′mə]
a benign nonencapsulated mass of collagenous, fibrous, and elastic tissue that develops in subscapular fatty tissue in older persons.
elastofibroma
a tumor consisting of both elastin and fibrous elements.
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