[Mondor's disease].
Mondor's disease is described on the basis of 4 patients of our hospital. The typical finding is a subcuttaneous cord of about 5 min in diameter along the chest wall. The lenght varies from 10 to 40 cm. There is no significant preference of one sex. Often there are no symptoms like pain or tension of the skin. The clinical and histological examinations show in most cases a thrombosed vein at the junction of the subcutaneous tissue. Treatment does not result in a significant change of the natural course. Our study confirms, that Mondor's disease is benign and does not connote systemic disease or cancer.
D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010689:Phlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D013577:Syndrome; D013909:Thorax
Mondorsche Krankheit