Carcinoma en cuirasse
Keywords:
Carcinoma en cuirasse, breast cancer, infiltrating ductal cell carcinomaAbstract
Carcinoma en cuirasse is a rare form of metastatic cutaneous breast cancer. We report a typical case of cancer en cuirasse in a 36 years old female who presented with diffuse erythema and scaly nodular lesions over the left breast, axilla, neck and arm. Imaging revealed a lump in upper-outer quadrant of affected breast. Histopathological examination of the cutaneous nodules and fine needle aspiration cytology of the breast lump revealed features of infiltrating ductal cell carcinoma.References
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