Mondor's disease of the axilla: a rare complication of sentinel node biopsy.
Three cases of Mondor's disease of the axilla following sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) are described. In all cases we used the combination of blue dye and radiocolloid, and complete axillary dissection was not performed. The numbers of lymph nodes removed in each case were five, four, and two, respectively. All the events of Mondor's disease resolved spontaneously or following a short therapy of anti-inflammatory agents.
Pappo
Itzhak
I
Comprehensive Breast Care Institute, and Department of Surgery, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel. pappo@zahav.net.il
Wasserman
Ilan
I
Stahl-Kent
Varda
V
Sandbank
Judith
J
Halevy
Ariel
A
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001365:Axilla / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents