Congestive Heart Failure versus Inflammatory Carcinoma in Breast
Joint Authors
Alikhassi, A.
Omranipour, R.
Alikhassy, Z.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-04-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare highly malignant form of breast cancer.
Clinical signs and symptoms with histologic examination usually confirm the diagnosis.
There are rare reports of breast edema of congestive heart failure which were difficult to differentiate from inflammatory carcinoma.
The differential becomes more difficult when congestive heart failure is associated with unilateral breast edema.
We present a case of a 70-year-old woman with congestive heart failure associated with unilateral breast edema and skin thickening simulating inflammatory breast carcinoma on mammography.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Alikhassi, A.& Omranipour, R.& Alikhassy, Z.. 2014. Congestive Heart Failure versus Inflammatory Carcinoma in Breast. Case Reports in Radiology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Alikhassi, A.…[et al.]. Congestive Heart Failure versus Inflammatory Carcinoma in Breast. Case Reports in Radiology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Alikhassi, A.& Omranipour, R.& Alikhassy, Z.. Congestive Heart Failure versus Inflammatory Carcinoma in Breast. Case Reports in Radiology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-500346
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-500346