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BACKGROUND: Rubens was a master of European Baroque painting and a practitioner of realism. A female model for his paintings of Samson and Delilah and the Three Graces has apparent right-sided breast abnormalities. METHOD AND RESULTS: Examination of the images shows persistent changes. The clinical scenario suggests Mondor's disease, possibly related to rheumatoid arthritis or chronic infection. DISCUSSION: Visible breast changes such as distortion, skin retraction and nipple deviation warrant concern and require investigation.
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Pessoas Famosas , Medicina nas Artes , Pinturas/história , Trombose Venosa/história , História do Século XVII , Humanos , MasculinoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: There are various methods to design mastectomy flaps but few are standardized. Lateral skin folds or 'dog ears' are a common, unsightly and uncomfortable consequence following a surgery in overweight patients. METHODS: We describe a simple technique for designing mastectomy flaps and a method to eliminate the lateral dog ear. CONCLUSION: The design is easy to apply and may enable standardization. Heuristics of mastectomy design should be standardized and included in surgical training.