Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare type of cancer that often does not cause a breast lump or mass. As seen in this photo, it often causes thickening and pitting of the skin, like an orange peel. The affected breast may also be larger or firmer, tender, or itchy. A skin rash or re...
Abraham HG, Xia Y, Mukherjee B, Merajver SD.Incidence and survival of inflammatory breast cancer between 1973 and 2015 in the SEER database.Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2021;185(1):229-238. doi:10.1007/s10549-020-05938-2 Stecklein SR, Reddy JP, Wolfe AR, et al.Lack of Breastfeeding Hist...
Changes in the way the breast looks: These can include swelling, skin dimpling (i.e., the skin looks like an orange peel), a nipple that turns inward, and scaly or red skin. New lump or thickening in the breast or armpit: This is one of the most common symptoms of breast cancer. ...
Changes in skin texture (for example, skin that’s puckered like an orange peel) Flaky, scaly, or crusty rash on the breast Paget’s disease of the breast This raretype of breast canceraffects the nipple and the dark circle (areola) surrounding the nipple. You might notice: ...
Dermoscopy of skin metastases from the breast cancer and the orange peel type (“peaud orange”): a report of two cases. Int J Dermatol. 2015; 54 :343–6.Kamińska-Winciorek G, Wydmański J. Dermoscopy of skin metastases from breast cancer and of the orange peel type ("peau d'orange...
Inflammatory carcinoma– This is another rare form of breast cancer. It can seem like an infection, because there is usually no lump or tumor. The skin is red, warm, and looks pitted like an orange peel. Because it spreads quickly, inflammatory carcinoma is the most aggressive and difficult...
Dimpled breast skin (like an orange peel), or a sudden red area on the skin Nipple that looks like it has been pushed in How is breast cancer diagnosed? Tell your healthcare provider if you have a family history of cancer, especially breast, ovarian, or prostate cancer. Tell your provide...
, or a swollen, reddened breast with dimpled or orange-peel skin. while it's extremely rare, breast pain combined with other symptoms can be a sign of inflammatory breast cancer , a rare and fast-moving form of the disease. the emphasis goes on "extremely rare" here. “i tend to be ...
A breast infection caused byinflammatory breast canceralso causes redness and swelling. The skin of the breast can look pink, reddish-purple, or like a bruise. You might see dimpling of the skin that looks like the texture of an orange peel. Let your health care provider know about these ...
breast can be a symptom of a Paget’s disease a rare form of cancer. Its early symptoms can mimic nipple dermatitis. Other symptoms include: a flattened nipple, lump in the breast, discharge from the nipple, skin changes on the nipple or breast that makes it resemble like an orange peel...