Mondor's disease: a case study.

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.