Mondor's disease mimicking a Spigelian hernia
J E Losanoff1, M D Basson, W A Salwen
1Department of Surgery (11S), Wayne State University, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. jelosanoff@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Superficial thrombophlebitis of the thoracoepigastric veins (also known as Mondor's disease) is an uncommon disorder that typically affects middle-aged women and classically involves the chest wall including the breasts. Only one previously published, non-operative case of the disease, describes how the condition can resemble a strangulated Spigelian hernia. Herein we describe another similar case in which the diagnosis was made intra-operatively. The extremely unusual and similar clinical findings we observed demonstrate that Mondor's disease can occur in the Spigelian hernia belt and cause diagnostic confusion.
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