Overview
Rare, aggressive cancer causing breast redness and swelling.
Symptoms
- •Red, swollen breast
- •Warmth
- •Orange-peel skin
- •Pain
Stages
Stage IIIBStage IIICStage IV
Diagnosis
- ✓Clinical exam
- ✓Mammography
- ✓Biopsy
- ✓PET-CT
Treatments
- →Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- →Surgery
- →Radiation
- →Targeted therapy
Risk Factors
⚠️Young age
⚠️African descent
Key Facts
- ℹ️1-5% of breast cancers
- ℹ️Rapid progression
- ℹ️No lump
ICD-10: C50.9 | Prevalence: nadir
Last updated: 11/9/2025