This rare type of invasive breast cancer accounts for about 1% of all breast cancers. It is an aggressive cancer that usually spreads rapidly to other parts of the body. Characteristically, it makes the skin over the breast look red and feel warm, causes it to thicken to the texture of an orange peel. Sometimes the breast develops ridges and small bumps that look like hives. These symptoms are caused by cancer cells blocking lymph vessels or channels in the skin over the breast.
Rare form of breast cancer in which there is reddening of the skin, usually without a distinct lump. Understanding Breast Cancer
A rare type of breast cancer in which cancer cells block the lymph vessels in the skin of the breast.
Uncommon type of cancer in which cancer cells block the lymph vessels of the breast. Blockage causes the breast to become red, swollen and warm with a dimpled (like an orange) appearance to the skin
The most aggressive type of breast cancer. Occurs in sheets or nests rather than in a solid, confined tumor. Mammogram's or ultrasounds cannot detect inflammatory breast cancer.
A rare, fast growing breast cancer that can be difficult to diagnose. It may cause symptoms of redness and swelling, rather like mastitis (breast infection).
A rare but aggressive type of breast cancer. These cancer cells block the lymph vessels in the skin of the breast. The breast becomes red, swollen, and warm, and the skin of the breast may appear pitted or have ridges.
A type of breast cancer in which the breast looks red and swollen and feels warm. The skin of the breast may also show the pitted appearance called peau d'orange (like the skin of an orange). The redness and warmth occur because the cancer cells block the lymph vessels in the skin.
an aggressive form of breast cancer that causes the breast to appear reddened and swollen, resembling a rash or infection. Accounts for only 1% of breast cancers.
Inflammatory breast cancer is an especially aggressive type of breast cancer that can occur in women of any age (and, although extremely rarely, in men). It is unique because it often does not present with a lump and therefore often is not detected by mammography or ultrasound. It presents with the signs and symptoms of a breast infection such as mastitis.