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7th EFSMA – European Congress of Sports Medicine, 3rd Central European Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Annual Assembly of the German and the Austrian Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Austrian Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

26.-29.10.2011, Salzburg, Österreich

Mondor’s disease in a healthy handball athlete

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7th EFSMA – European Congress of Sports Medicine, 3rd Central European Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Salzburg, 26.-29.10.2011. Düsseldorf: German Medical Science GMS Publishing House; 2011. Doc11esm157

doi: 10.3205/11esm157, urn:nbn:de:0183-11esm1572

Veröffentlicht: 24. Oktober 2011

© 2011 Lyrtzis et al.
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Objective: First described by Henri Mondor in 1939, this condition is a rare entity characterized by a sclerosing thrombophlebitis of the subcutaneous veins of the anterior chest and abdomen wall.

Material/Methods: A 25 years old handball athlete was suffered from a sudden appearance of a subcutaneous cord and superficial pain after her trainee. There was linear swelling, redness and tenderness of a limited area of their anterior chest and abdomen wall. It was accompanied by tension and skin retraction. Management of the patient included warm compresses, pain relievers and local NSAID for 2 weeks. She abstained from training and competition for 3 weeks

Results: Progressive regression of clinical and painful symptoms were present in the following 3 weeks. The athlete don’t underwent any additional therapy. She was examined further with mamography and breast MRI for exclusion the presence of systemic disorders, especially breast cancer.

Conclusion: Mondor’s disease must be included in differential diagnosis of any subcutaneous linear swellind and tenderness of the anterior chest and abdomen wall. Conservative treatment constitutes its treatment.


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