title: Mondor's disease in puerperium: case report.
abstract: Mondor's disease is a rare entity characterized by sclerosing thrombophlebitis classically involving one or more of the subcutaneous veins of the breast and anterior chest wall. It is usually a self-limited, benign condition, despite of rare cases of association to cancer. We present the case of a 32 year-old female, breast-feeding, who went to emergency due to left mastalgia for the past week. She was taking antibiotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, previously prescribed for suspicious of mastitis, for three days, with no clinical improvement. Physical examination showed an enlarged left breast, an axillary lump and a painful cord-like structure in the upper outer quadrant of the same breast. Ultrasound scan showed a markedly dilated superficial vein in the upper outer quadrant of left breast. The patient was given a ventropic therapy and was kept in anti-inflammatory, with progressive pain improvement. Ultrasound control was performed after four weeks, showing reperfusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Centro Hospitalar de Tondela-Viseu, Hospital S. Teotónio, Viseu, Portugal.
authors.forename: Rita Mesquita
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Centro Hospitalar de Tondela-Viseu, Hospital S. Teotónio, Viseu, Portugal.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manso
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Centro Hospitalar de Tondela-Viseu, Hospital S. Teotónio, Viseu, Portugal.
authors.forename: Cecília
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Urzal
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Centro Hospitalar de Tondela-Viseu, Hospital S. Teotónio, Viseu, Portugal.
authors.forename: Joana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, Centro Hospitalar de Tondela-Viseu, Hospital S. Teotónio, Viseu, Portugal.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aragão
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Centro Hospitalar de Tondela-Viseu, Hospital S. Teotónio, Viseu, Portugal.
authors.forename: Francisco Cortez
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Vaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000175:diagnosis*