Mondor's disease
Mondor's disease Causes
The pathophysiology of the disease presents a pressure on the vein with stagnation of blood or as a direct trauma to the vein itself. The cause for the disease is not pinpointed but those who have it but do not have the aforementioned evidence; the reasonable explanation is the repeated movement of the breast along with the contracting and relaxing pectoral muscles.
Mondor's disease Definition
Named after French surgeon Henri Modor, Mondor's disease is a rare condition that may involve thrombophlebitis of the breast's superficial veins and the anterior chest wall. The disease may sometimes occur in the arm or penis. The disease is benign and self-limited. It may also involve 1 or more of 3 venous channels namely the thoracoepigastric vein, the lateral thoracic vein and the super epigastric vein.
Mondor's disease Diagnosis
Conducting an ultrasonography may present a tubular and hypoechoic structure corresponding to the thrombosed vein.
Mondor's disease Symptoms and Signs
Patients usually experience tenderness and pain. Skin retraction over a cord-like structure is usually noted during physical examination, which extends on to the chest wall.
Mondor's disease Treatment
It is said that no treatment is needed for the condition though analgesics may help with symptomatic relief. Antibiotics have also not been shown to alter the course.