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. 2016 Apr;33(2):142-5.
doi: 10.5114/pdia.2015.48069. Epub 2016 May 16.

Carcinoma en cuirasse as an initial manifestation of inflammatory breast cancer

Adam Reich  1 , Dominik Samotij  1 , Justyna Szczęch  1 , Zdzisław Woźniak  2 , Jacek Szepietowski  1
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Carcinoma en cuirasse as an initial manifestation of inflammatory breast cancer

Adam Reich et al. Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2016 Apr.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Figure 1
(A) Extensive, prominently indurated skin infiltration covering the entire range of the markedly retracted right mammary gland and (B, C) extending to the adjacent area of the chest, right arm and upper back; (D) lymphedema of the right upper extremity
Figure 2
Figure 2
Nests of atypical tumour cells in the dermis (HE, original magnification 100×) (A); tumour cells showed no expression of oestrogen (B) and progesterone receptors (C), but abundant positive staining of HER2/neu receptors (D) (original magnification 100×)
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