[Mondor's disease of the breast].
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چکیده
A forty-six-year-old female presented with a history of left axillary pain, discomfort, chronic fatigue and palpitations. Clinical examination revealed large, tender nodules in the left axilla which were thought to represent enlarged axillary lymph nodes. Multiple dilated veins were visible in the left axillary region. The patient was diagnosed with Mondor’s disease based on the typical mammographic and ultrasound features.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- JBR-BTR : organe de la Societe royale belge de radiologie (SRBR) = orgaan van de Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Radiologie
دوره 94 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989