Red Flags for Breast Cancer IV

Rodrigo Arrangoiz MS, MD, FACS, FSSO
  • Inflammatory breast cancer is an aggressive type of breast cancer that requires urgent workup and treatment
  • Detection by mammography is limited due to low sensitivity; hence, diagnosis of inflammatory breast cancer is based on clinical factors and defined as a rapid onset of breast erythema, edema and/or peau d’orange, and/or warm breast, with or without an underlying palpable mass
  • Immediate referral to medical and surgical oncologists is essential when inflammatory breast cancer is suspected
  • Because it is not uncommon for women with inflammatory breast cancer to have metastatic disease at the time of diagnosis, inflammatory breast cancer should be staged with full-body imaging, such as PET-CT or CT of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis, plus a bone scan
  • When the presence of metastatic disease is ruled out, inflammatory breast cancer is treated with chemotherapy upfront (ie, neoadjuvant), before surgery
  • Axillary adenopathy may or may not be present
  • Crusting and retraction of nipples may or may not occur
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Published by Rodrigo Arrangoiz MS, MD, FACS, FSSO

My name is Rodrigo Arrangoiz I am a breast surgeon/ thyroid surgeon / parathyroid surgeon / head and neck surgeon / surgical oncologist that works at Center for Advanced Surgical Oncology in Miami, Florida. I was trained as a surgeon at Michigan State University from (2005 to 2010) where I was a chief resident in 2010. My surgical oncology and head and neck training was performed at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia from 2010 to 2012. At the same time I underwent a masters in science (Clinical research for health professionals) at the University of Drexel. Through the International Federation of Head and Neck Societies / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center I performed a two year head and neck surgery and oncology / endocrine fellowship that ended in 2016. Mi nombre es Rodrigo Arrangoiz, soy cirujano oncólogo / cirujano de tumores de cabeza y cuello / cirujano endocrino que trabaja Center for Advanced Surgical Oncology en Miami, Florida. Fui entrenado como cirujano en Michigan State University (2005 a 2010 ) donde fui jefe de residentes en 2010. Mi formación en oncología quirúrgica y e n tumores de cabeza y cuello se realizó en el Fox Chase Cancer Center en Filadelfia de 2010 a 2012. Al mismo tiempo, me sometí a una maestría en ciencias (investigación clínica para profesionales de la salud) en la Universidad de Drexel. A través de la Federación Internacional de Sociedades de Cabeza y Cuello / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center realicé una sub especialidad en cirugía de cabeza y cuello / cirugia endocrina de dos años que terminó en 2016.

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