Inflammatory breast cancer
Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare, fast-growing type of breast cancer. The cancer cells block the lymph fluid in the breast tissue and usually don't form lumps.
Symptoms include:
- Redness, tenderness, and warmth.
- Thickening of the skin of the breast (orange peel appearance).
- Rapid breast enlargement.
- Ridging of the skin of the breast.
Treatment involves chemotherapy, breast surgery, and radiation therapy. Afterwards, more chemotherapy or hormone therapy (or both) may be needed.
Current as of: April 29, 2020
Author:
Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:
Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine & Sarah Marshall MD - Family Medicine & Kathleen Romito MD - Family Medicine & Kirtly Jones MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology