BREAST DISEASE
Case #3 - A 35 year old woman with a swollen, red, tender L breast. |
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: |
1.) What is the typical presentation of inflammatory breast cancer?
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Patients with inflammatory breast cancer present with a short history of swollen, tender, erythematous breast with no history of trauma or recent breast feeding. On examination, there is peau d'orange, skin ridging, erythema, brawny induration, palpable fixed axillary nodes, and no localized breast mass.
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