Hasegawa Tomomi, Okita Yutaka
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Ann Vasc Dis. 2010;3(3):244-6. doi: 10.3400/avd.cr01042. Epub 2010 Dec 2.
We present a case of superficial thrombophlebitis of the arm, known as a variant of Mondor's disease. A 71-year-old woman who underwent a left simple mastectomy with axillary dissection for breast cancer had a cord-like vein structure in the right antecubital fossa following postoperative intravenous chemotherapy, and complained of limited elbow extension due to the firm and inflexible structure. She successfully underwent surgical resection of the vein cord to relieve the elbow motion limitation.