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Case Reports
. 2021 Apr 2;15(1):188.
doi: 10.1186/s13256-021-02708-6.

Mondor's disease of the breast: a case series

K Ben Hamida  1   2 , M Ghalleb  3   4 , A Triki  3   4 , I Jebir  3   4 , R Makhlouf  3   4 , H Touinsi  3   4
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Case Reports

Mondor's disease of the breast: a case series

K Ben Hamida et al. J Med Case Rep. .

Abstract

Background: Mondor's disease of the breast (MDB) is a rare and benign disorder of the breast. It is characterized by thrombophlebitis of the superficial veins of the chest wall. Clinically, it manifests as a cord-like induration of the breast area. MDB resolves spontaneously without sequela.

Case presentation: We report cases of three Caucasian African patients aged 29, 40 and 34, respectively. One patient was under progestative contraception. All the patients had a cord-like induration on the chest wall. Ultrasonography was performed in all patients and was normal in two cases and showed a thrombotic vein in one case. All the patients had symptomatic treatment with total resolution of symptoms within 1 to 4 weeks. No relapse was observed.

Conclusion: MDB is benign in most cases. However, it is not to be taken lightly, because it can be the manifestation of an underlying disease such as breast cancer. The diagnosis is based on clinical findings; ultrasonography can be helpful for the diagnosis. Treatment is based on analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs.

Keywords: Breast disease; Mondor’s disease; Superficial thrombophlebitis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest, and declare that this work was conducted with all due respect to the code of ethics under the supervision of the medical and ethics committee of Mohamed Taher Maamouri Hospital of Nabeul, Tunisia.

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Figures

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Cord-like lesion of the circulus venosus of Haller of the right breast
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Cord-like induration of outer upper quadrant of the left breast
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Intraluminal thrombus on sonography
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