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Image Number #962 (Carcinoma en cuirasse)

Diagnosis: Carcinoma en cuirasse

Description: Expanding plaque on the chest wall.

Morphology: Plaque

Site: Chest

Sex: F

Age: 43

Type: Clinical

Submitted By: Ian McColl

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History: Carcinoma en cuirasse is lymphatic permeation of a breast carcinoma.It makes the skin feel firm and indurated.It can be mistaken for mastitis or cellulitis.Carcinoma telangiectaticum is another variant of cutaneous breast metastasis presenting as pink papules and telangiectasia

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