Mondor disease

Description

Mondor disease is a rare, benign condition characterized by thrombophlebitis of the subcutaneous veins of the breast and anterolateral chest wall. Patients usually present with a painful breast (cord-like) mass. There may be overlying skin erythema. It may be accentuated when the ipsilateral arm is raised.

Mondor disease can also occur in the dorsal veins of the penis (Penile Mondor disease, PMD).

History of Mondor disease

1869 – Faage

1939 – Mondor

Associated Persons

• Henri Mondor (1885 – 1962)

Alternative names

• Mondor’s disease
• Name

Controversies

• Did they first describe or popularise or plagiarise?

References

Historical references

• Mondor H. Tronculite sous-cutanée subaiguë de la paroi thoracique antéro-latérale. Mémoires de l’académie de chirurgie 1939; 65: 1271-1278.
• Mondor H. Phlebite en cordon de la paroi thoracique. Mémoires de l’académie de chirurgie 1944; 70: 96-98

Eponymous term review

• Conant EF, Wilkes AN, Mendelson EB, Feig SA. Superficial thrombophlebitis of the breast (Mondor’s disease): mammographic findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1993; 160(6): 1201-3.
• Sabaté JM, Clotet M, Gómez A, De Las Heras P, Torrubia S, Salinas T. Radiologic evaluation of uncommon inflammatory and reactive breast disorders. Radiographics. 2005; 25(2): 411-424
• Simpson R, Haq A. Penile Mondor’s disease. Urology News. 2019; 23(2)