Carcinoma, Breast, Carcinoma Erysipelatoides - DermAtlas

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Mary Tonsager

Diagnosis

carcinoma, breast carcinoma erysipelatoides

Body Site

trunk arm chest

Age

80 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

confluent

Color

red

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

An 80-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer developed large scaly red patches and plaques on her chest, back and right arm. Skin biopsies revealed recurrent breast carcinoma. Inflammatory carcinoma occurs in less than 2 percent of patients with breast cancer and results from direct extention of underlying tumor and subsequent dermal lymphatic obstruction.

Description

80 year old female with history of breast cancer presents with large red patches on chest, back and right arm

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12/7/2003 22:19:38

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