Mondor's disease of the breast. A retrospective review.

Background: Mondor's disease is a rare benign clinical entity characterized by thrombophlebitis of the superficial veins of the anterolateral thoraco-abdominal wall. Although several predisposing factors have been reported, the exact pathogenesis remains unclear.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all patients older than 14 years who were diagnosed with Mondor's disease of the breast at the Breast Cancer Surgery Unit of Army General Hospital over a 3-year period.