Fast Five Quiz: Red Flags for Breast Cancer

Kelly McCann, MD, PhD

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February 02, 2022

The following criteria must be met for a diagnosis of inflammatory breast cancer:

Rapid onset of breast erythema, edema and/or peau d'orange, and/or abnormal warmth with or without an underlying palpable mass
Duration of history no more than 6 months
Erythema occupying at least one third of the breast
Pathologic confirmation of invasive carcinoma

Patients who present with any of those signs or symptoms should be referred for immediate evaluation.

Learn more about the workup for breast cancer.

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