Diseases

Inflammatory Breast Neoplasms

Metastatic breast cancer characterized by EDEMA and ERYTHEMA of the affected breast due to LYMPHATIC METASTASIS and eventual obstruction of LYMPHATIC VESSELS by the cancer cells.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Metastatic breast cancer characterized by EDEMA and ERYTHEMA of the affected breast due to LYMPHATIC METASTASIS and eventual obstruction of LYMPHATIC VESSELS by the cancer cells.

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Synonyms

18 entry terms
  • Inflammatory Breast Cancer
  • Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC)
  • Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma
  • Breast Cancer, Inflammatory
  • Breast Cancers, Inflammatory
  • Breast Carcinoma, Inflammatory
  • Breast Carcinomas, Inflammatory
  • Breast Neoplasm, Inflammatory
  • Breast Neoplasms, Inflammatory
  • Cancer, Inflammatory Breast
  • Cancers, Inflammatory Breast
  • Carcinoma, Inflammatory Breast
  • Carcinomas, Inflammatory Breast
  • Inflammatory Breast Cancers
  • Inflammatory Breast Carcinomas
  • Inflammatory Breast Neoplasm
  • Neoplasm, Inflammatory Breast
  • Neoplasms, Inflammatory Breast

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Aspects Covered

39 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with histological type of neoplasm (IM)

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Breast Neoplasms (1973-2010)

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Tree Numbers

  1. C04w.588.180.576w
  2. C17.800w.090w.500.576w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Inflammatory Breast Neoplasms. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058922. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058922
  2. Inflammatory Breast Neoplasms. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflammatory_breast_cancer
  3. Inflammatory Breast Neoplasms. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5922406