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Stomach

Stromal / other tumors

Elastofibroma

Reviewers: Elliot Weisenberg, M.D. (see Reviewers page)
Revised: 9 October 2012, last major update July 2012
Copyright: (c) 2003-2012, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.

General
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● Extremely rare; see also Soft tissue chapter

Case reports
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● 69 year old woman with elastofibroma surrounding an ulcer (Am J Surg Pathol 1985;9:233)

Gross description
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● Gray-white thickened submucosal layer, rubber elastic consistency

Micro description
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● Abundant acellular collagen fibers containing numerous elastic, thick, serrated fibers and globules

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