Mondor's disease

Mondor's disease
Other names: Mondor's syndrome of superficial thrombophlebitis[1]

Mondor's disease is a rare condition which involves thrombophlebitis of the superficial veins of the breast and anterior chest wall. It sometimes occurs in the arm or penis.[2]

Patients with this disease often have abrupt onset of superficial pain, with possible swelling and redness of a limited area of their anterior chest wall or breast. There is usually a lump present, which may be somewhat linear and tender. Because of the possibility of the lump being from another cause, patients are often referred for mammogram and/or breast ultrasound.[3]


Mondor's disease is self-limiting and generally benign. A cause is often not identified, but when found includes trauma, surgery, or inflammation such as infection. There have been occasional cases of associated cancer.[4] Management is with warm compresses and pain relievers, most commonly NSAIDS such as ibuprofen. When thrombophlebitis affects the greater veins, it can progress into the deep venous system, and may lead to pulmonary embolism.[5]

It is named after Henri Mondor (1885–1962), a surgeon in Paris, France who first described the disease in 1939.[6]

  • Lateral view-Mondor's disease

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References

  1. ↑ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
  2. ↑ James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "35.Cutaneous vascular diseases". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. p. 832. ISBN 978-0-323-54753-6. Archived from the original on 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  3. ↑ Shetty MK, Watson AB (October 2001). "Mondor's disease of the breast: sonographic and mammographic findings". American Journal of Roentgenology. 177 (4): 893–6. doi:10.2214/ajr.177.4.1770893. PMID 11566698.
  4. ↑ Catania S, Zurrida S, Veronesi P, Galimberti V, Bono A, Pluchinotta A (May 1992). "Mondor's disease and breast cancer". Cancer. 69 (9): 2267–70. doi:10.1002/1097-0142(19920501)69:9<2267::aid-cncr2820690910>3.0.co;2-u. PMID 1562972.
  5. ↑ Menesez, Nelson. "Superficial thrombophebitis". MedScape. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  6. ↑ Henri Mondor: Tronculite sous-cutanée subaiqure de la paroi thoracique antero-laterale, In: Mem. Acad. Chir. 1271, 1939
  7. ↑ "UOTW #43 - Ultrasound of the Week". Ultrasound of the Week. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
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