axillary vein thrombosis (Mondor's disease)

Etiology

• trauma, surgery (most causes)
• inflammatory breast carcinoma

Clinical manifestations

• palpable, linear, cord-like, firm, & mobile structure in subcutaneous tissue, often extending from the breast into the axilla & down the arm.

Diagnostic procedures

• duplex ultrasonograpjy

More general terms

• deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

Additional terms

• axillary vein