[Rare venous pathology: Mondor's disease].
A case of Mondor's disease is described. They remark etiopathogenesis and clinical signs of this rare disease that affects thoraco-epigastric vein or one of its confluents. They point to the benignity of the disease that tends to evolve to a spontaneous healing in a few weeks. Authors confirm the advisability of performing appropriate exams to exclude malignancies of the breast.
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Reparto di Chirurgia Generale, Regione Piemonte--USSL n. 40 Ospedale di Ivrea, Torino.
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D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000098:blood supply; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010689:Phlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013577:Syndrome; D013909:Thorax / Q000098:blood supply; D013997:Time Factors; D016217:Ultrasonography, Mammary; D014680:Veins