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So, how’s IBC different from regular breast cancer?
I mean, we all know about regular breast cancer,
but how is IBC different? Well, inflammatory breast
cancer has early dissemination, a higher
recurrence rate, and still has a 50 percent mortality
rate. So, even now, with improved treatments,
patients still have about a 50 percent mortality rate
with this disease.
Le carcinome mammaire inflammatoire est un type
de cancer rare et agressif qui représente 1 à 5 % de
l'ensemble des cancers du sein nouvellement
diagnostiqués. Il se caractérise par une progression
rapide, un comportement agressif et une survie
globale inférieure à cel
sein.
Now, treatment planning in IBC is really a key to
success. And, so, in general, the protocol is pretty
simple. Almost all patients with inflammatory
breast cancer need as their primary therapy,
neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
And, then, if the
patient has a response, meaning if the tumor
responds and shrinks either partially or completely,
then it’s been shown that that patient would benefit
from local therapy, such as surgery. Now, breast-
conserving therapy as a surgery option for breast
cancer is well accepted. But, in inflammatory
breast cancer, it’s not optimal, simply due to the
involvement of the skin and surrounding structures,
and the dermal lymphatic invasion with the tumor.
So, breast conservation is not an optimal treatment
option for inflammatory breast cancer and should
not be offered to patients with IBC. As far as
lymph nodes management, we know about sentinel
node biopsies as another real great option for
patients with operable stage I to III breast cancer.
B
ut, not for inflammatory breast cancer because
there are several studies that have shown a high
false-
negative rate in patients with inflammatory
breast cancer. So, generally, these patients will
need an axillary dissection. And, then, following
the surgical therapy, post-mastectomy radiation in
the standard four fields is given, and that’s the
optimal treatment modality currently for
Il se caractérise par un érythème diffus, un œdème
et/ou de la peau d'orange ainsi qu'une éventuelle
sensation de chaleur, avec ou sans masse palpable
au sein. Il est important de souligner que l'érythème
doit couvrir au moins les deux tiers du sein. En
outre, les symptômes cliniques ne doivent pas
remonter à plus de six mois. Enfin, il doit exister une
confirmation pathologique de la présence d'un
carcinome mammaire invasif au niveau du sein
affecté.