Clinical presentation and long-term follow-up of 45 patients with Mondor disease: A single-center longitudinal study.

摘要: Mondor disease is characterized by an acute painful thrombophlebitis occurring at specific anatomical sites. Data on its incidence, characteristics of clinical presentation, and course are unavailable to date. We studied the in patients diagnosed followed University Hospital Zurich (Switzerland) between 2004 2020. The primary study outcomes were a diagnosis active cancer either time or within 1 year, as well 1-year all-cause death recurrent disease. included 45 classified them into one three subgroups: thoracic (n = 26), penile 12), axillary 7). median age was 39 (Q1-Q3: 30-45) years 44% men. Surgery likely cause 53.8% with form, 41.7% those location, all location. Known present nine (20%) baseline. One-year follow-up available for 43 (median 94 months), whereas 6-month data remaining two patients. During follow-up, no patient had new cancer. In conclusion, five known diagnosis. rate negligible, providing reassurance about good prognosis this condition. Based these preliminary data, extended screening besides what recommended current guidelines general population might not be necessary