What Is Inflammatory Breast Cancer? Revisiting the Case Definition
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What Is Inflammatory Breast Cancer? Revisiting the Case Definition
The case definition for inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is controversial. The American Joint Committee on Cancer defines IBC as redness, warmth and edema involving at least half the breast. The SEER program relies on a pathologic finding of dermal lymphatic invasion and recently added those with clinical involvement of more than 3/4 of the breast. We established a registry to collect informati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancers
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2072-6694
DOI: 10.3390/cancers2010143