Breast cancer causing retraction of the skin.

BREAST CANCER

Breast cancer can occasionally affect the skin.

Clinical

A solitary nodule or an indurated plaque of the breast is most common. A larger, peau d'orange appearance may be seen. Nipple or skin retraction may occur. With lymphangitic spread, a large erythematous plaque may develop--resembling erysipelas, except for its prolonged and relatively static state. Induration in the inframammary crease is one rare presentation of breast cancer. In exceptional cases, a breast cancer may be pigmented.

Breat cancer may metastasize to the skin anywhere on the body (see below)

Treatment

Treatment is carried out by the general surgeon.

Additional Pictures

Breast Cancer in the inframammary area causing puckering of the skin.

Metastatic adenocarcinoma of the breast.

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