Dermoscopy of inflammatory breast cancer

An Bras Dermatol. 2018 Mar;93(2):289-290. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20186806.

Abstract

Inflammatory breast cancer is an aggressive and infiltrative malignancy that is often misdiagnosed as an infection because of its symptoms and signs of inflammation, delaying proper diagnosis and treatment. We report a case of inflammatory breast cancer showing correlation between dermoscopic and histopathological diagnoses. We highlight the utility of dermoscopy for skin biopsy site selection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / pathology*
  • Dermoscopy / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inflammatory Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Inflammatory Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin / pathology*