Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Symptoms

In some cases, inflammatory breast cancer may be mistaken for an infection of milk ducts in the breast (mastitis). However, it does not cause a fever as with mastitis, and antibiotics do not quickly ease the symptoms. Symptoms of inflammatory breast cancer include:

• Warm, swollen breast that does not change during the menstrual cycle
• Red or dimpled breast skin similar to the skin of an orange
• Nipple area that may flatten and appear red and crusted
• Lump in the breast
• Swollen lymph nodes under the arm or by the collarbone