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Mondor’s Disease

A Mondor’s disease is a rare, benign and self-limiting condition. It is due to thrombophlebitis of the superficial veins of the breast and chest wall. It usually occurs in middle-aged women who present with a palpable cordlike structure, often painful in the acute phase. The aetiology is unknown,...

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Main Authors:	Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah, Samad Cheung, Humairah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2011
Subjects:	R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/19161/1/Mondor%27s_Disease_IMJM.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/19161/ http://e-imj.com/
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spelling	my.iium.irep.191612012-02-16T01:35:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/19161/ Mondor’s Disease Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah Samad Cheung, Humairah R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine A Mondor’s disease is a rare, benign and self-limiting condition. It is due to thrombophlebitis of the superficial veins of the breast and chest wall. It usually occurs in middle-aged women who present with a palpable cordlike structure, often painful in the acute phase. The aetiology is unknown, and may be related to trauma, surgery, infection or tight clothing. The finding of a superficial vessel seen as a linear opacity on mammography and a tubular structure on ultrasound is typical. An intra-luminal thrombus may be seen on ultrasound, and there may be absent flow on Doppler imaging. Conservative treatment is usually instituted, although surgery may be indicated in certain circumstances. The Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2011-06 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/19161/1/Mondor%27s_Disease_IMJM.pdf Che Mohamed, Siti Kamariah and Samad Cheung, Humairah (2011) Mondor’s Disease. The International Medical Journal Malaysia, 10 (1). pp. 47-49. ISSN 1823-4631 http://e-imj.com/
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description	A Mondor’s disease is a rare, benign and self-limiting condition. It is due to thrombophlebitis of the superficial veins of the breast and chest wall. It usually occurs in middle-aged women who present with a palpable cordlike structure, often painful in the acute phase. The aetiology is unknown, and may be related to trauma, surgery, infection or tight clothing. The finding of a superficial vessel seen as a linear opacity on mammography and a tubular structure on ultrasound is typical. An intra-luminal thrombus may be seen on ultrasound, and there may be absent flow on Doppler imaging. Conservative treatment is usually instituted, although surgery may be indicated in certain circumstances.
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publisher	The Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
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