title: Ultrasound diagnosis of three cases of Mondor's disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe clinical features and ultrasound findings of three cases of a little-known and relatively infrequent entity in daily clinical activity, which  is often unnoticed and under-reported: penile Mondor's disease or superficial penile veins thrombophlebitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We are reporting the cases of three patients aged 33, 25 and 39 years who were referred to our department, the first case with suspicion of inguinal hernia,  the second one to rule out testicular pathology because of pubic and perineal discomfort, and the third one for painful induration of the dorsal region of the penis. The three patients underwent Doppler-ultrasound examination (Toshiba®, using a 13-18MHz linear  transducer)  to establish definitive diagnosis, and had a favorable evolution with conservative management.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ultrasound examination revealed: Case 1. Penile superficial dorsal vein and lateral superficial veins thrombosis. Case 2. Thrombosis of the right branch of  the superficial dorsal vein and its perineal distal connections. Case 3. Penile superficial dorsal vein thrombosis. Definitive diagnosis of the three cases was Mondor's disease.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mondor's disease is an often under-reported entity in daily clinical activity. Doppler-ultrasound findings  (echogenic material within veins, lack of any response after compression by the transducer and absence of color flow) confirm de diagnosis. This disease has  a favorable evolution and functional prognosis. Knowledge of Mondor's disease by echographists is basic to avoid false-negative results in radiologic examination.
authors.affiliation: Sección de ecografía y ecografía-doppler, Servicios de Radiología y Urología, Hospital Clínico Universitario Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Machan
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Rojo-Carmona
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Marquez-Moreno
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Herrera-Imbroda
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Escalante
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Herrera-Gutierrez
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Acebal-Blanco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013737:Testis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D014659:Vasectomy
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000925:Anticoagulants; D006493:Heparin