Aim: Elastofibroma dorsi (ED) is an uncommon benign connective-tissue tumor, usually seen in the subscapular region of women after the fifth decade. We present the clinical features, management, and long-term outcomes of cases of ED treated surgically in a single institution. Material and Method: The data of 31 patients (7 male, 24 female) with a histopathological diagnosis of ED between January 2010 and January 2021 and mean age of 56.6 years were reviewed retrospectively from their records. The mean follow-up duration was 80.2 (19-144) months. Nine cases were bilateral. Marginal resection surgery was performed in all cases diagnosed radiologically and clinically, and preoperative biopsies were performed for three patients. The results were evaluated using a visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain during follow-up. Results: Complications such as chronic pain (n=5), hematoma (n=5), seroma (n=5), and infection (n=2) were seen in 11 patients (35%) in the early postoperative period and improved over the course of follow-up. A local recurrence observed in one patient during follow-up was re-excised. Significantly more complications were observed in patients with bilateral ED (p=0.015), manual laborers and heavy laborers (p=0.013), patients with comorbidities (p=0.006), those who slept in the supine position (p=0.031), and those who underwent synchronized surgery (p=0.013). In addition, statistically significantly more complications were observed in cases of masses with longer longitudinal length (p=0.016), patients with longer preoperative symptom duration (p=0.009), and longer operative times (p=0.025). The average VAS score improved significantly from 4.97 to 1.52 after surgery (p
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