Presentation Type
Poster
Discipline Track
Patient Care
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Abstract Type
Case Report
Abstract
Inflammatory breast carcinoma (IBC) is a rare and aggressive subtype of invasive breast cancer found in a small percentage of patients in the United States. The Rio Grande Valley is a region of Texas with pockets of low socioeconomic status and increased rates of obesity, a large risk factor for IBC. The cutaneous presentation of IBC is a tender, erythematous patch or plaque that surrounds hair follicles (referred to as peau d’orange) and is frequently edematous. Diagnosis requires a high clinical index of suspicion supported by a thorough patient history and pathology consistent with invasive carcinoma. This case study discusses a 59 year old overweight female patient with a sudden eruption of a rash that was clinically suspicious for inflammatory breast carcinoma and a biopsy which demonstrated breast adenocarcinoma confined to intravascular spaces. While rare, IBC has a high mortality rate and a higher likelihood of metastasis if not detected and treated in early stages of a patient's presentation.
Academic/Professional Position
Medical Student
Mentor/PI Department
Medical Education
Recommended Citation
Lopez, Miguel A.; Villegas, Maria; and Davis, Thomas, "Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma in the Rio Grande Valley: A Case Report" (2024). Research Symposium. 97.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/somrs/2024/posters/97
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Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma in the Rio Grande Valley: A Case Report
Inflammatory breast carcinoma (IBC) is a rare and aggressive subtype of invasive breast cancer found in a small percentage of patients in the United States. The Rio Grande Valley is a region of Texas with pockets of low socioeconomic status and increased rates of obesity, a large risk factor for IBC. The cutaneous presentation of IBC is a tender, erythematous patch or plaque that surrounds hair follicles (referred to as peau d’orange) and is frequently edematous. Diagnosis requires a high clinical index of suspicion supported by a thorough patient history and pathology consistent with invasive carcinoma. This case study discusses a 59 year old overweight female patient with a sudden eruption of a rash that was clinically suspicious for inflammatory breast carcinoma and a biopsy which demonstrated breast adenocarcinoma confined to intravascular spaces. While rare, IBC has a high mortality rate and a higher likelihood of metastasis if not detected and treated in early stages of a patient's presentation.