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  • Title: Mondor's disease: a case study.
    Author: Paniagua CT, Negron ZD.
    Journal: J Am Acad Nurse Pract; 2010 Jun; 22(6):312-5. PubMed ID: 20536629.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To provide an overview of the clinical presentation, diagnosis, management, and treatment with advanced practice nursing implications of Mondor's disease. DATA SOURCES: Case presentation and comprehensive literature review on Mondor's disease. CONCLUSIONS: Mondor's disease is a rare disorder that can present after breast surgery. Patients present with a painful cord-like structure that can take weeks to heal. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: An understanding of the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, treatment, and management of this uncommon disease is important for the advanced nurse practitioner. The practitioner's recognition and differentiation of it from a breast abscess or a primary, recurrent or metastatic carcinoma is paramount.
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