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Daniel J. Abramson, MD

JAMA. 1966;196(12):1087-1089.

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MONDOR'S DISEASE, or string phlebitis of the chest wall, is relatively unknown, often unrecognized, and infrequently reported. The development of a fibrous cord in the region of the breast is of great concern to the patient. Therefore, it is important that this lesion be recognized as benign and selflimited and not as an indication of malignancy. The following cases draw attention to this entity and its clinical features. Methods of treatment, including the forcible snapping of the band, will be described. (Priority for this technique is given to Frederick Y. Donn, MD, Washington, DC, who initially used this procedure [F. Y. Donn, personal communication]. )

Report of Cases

CASE 1.—

A 32-year-old Negro woman complained of soreness and a band in the right outer chest wall, that had been present for two weeks. She was eight weeks post partum. A fibrous cord was found in the outer quadrant of the breast, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Suite 210, 1712 Eye St NW, Washington, DC 20006 (Dr. Abramson).

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