Case Reports

Mondor’s disease of breast: a rare case report

10.5350/BTDMJB201410108

  • Bülent Koca
  • Hamza Çınar
  • Serdar Şenol
  • Ali Naki Ulusoy

Received Date: 29.08.2011 Accepted Date: 10.11.2011 Med J Bakirkoy 2014;10(1):37-39

Mondor’s disease of the breast is a rare benign breast condition characterized by thrombophlebitis of the superficial veins of the chest wall. Mondor’s disease was described in 1939 by Henry Mondor. It’s a benign self limited problem associated most commonly with trauma and breast surgery . However the etiology of this disease is not clear. Our aim is to discuss Mondor’s disease properties by manuscript.

Keywords: Breast, Mondor’s disease, treatment