Mondor's disease of the breast: Sonographic and mammographic findings

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the mammographic and s onographic findings in patients with Mondor's disease of the breast. CONCLUSION. The combination of a sonographic finding, of a superficial vess el-with or without an intraluminal thrombus and without flow on Doppler ima ging-and a mammographic finding of a tubular density is the typical sign of Mondor's disease of the breast. Women present with a palpable cordlike str ucture, which is often painful, especially in the acute phase of thrombophl ebitis. An understanding of such an entity and knowledge of the imaging fin dings will help breast imagers avoid the pitfall of mistaking this finding for a dilated duct.