Abstract
Inflammatory breast carcinoma is a rare and highly aggressive malignancy. Clinically, the presentation is rapid and macroscopic appearance may be mistaken for a benign inflammatory lesion, showing characteristic pathological signs of inflammation, and prominent peau d’orange appearance. The aggressiveness of the condition automatically grants a T4 status in the AJCC TNM staging system. Here we report a case of 45-year-old female with inflammatory carcinoma of the right breast and briefly discuss relevant literature.
Keywords: inflammatory breast cancer, breast cancer, locally advanced breast cancer.
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Ashwath Narayan Ramji
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i3.44
