Inflammatory carcinoma of breast in a post menopausal woman - a case report

Abstract

Inflammatory breast carcinoma (IBC) is uncommon, aggressive form of primary breast cancer due to its rapid proliferation. Diagnosis is made on clinical, cytology and histology correlation. Imaging is performed to look for the extent of disease. Breast ultrasound and mammography are common modalities performed for primary lesion detection, local progression of disease and for monitoring of treatment.

Keywords

• inflammatory breast cancer
• carcinoma mastitis
• infective mastitis
• breast ultrasound
• mammography