Course:
Case Studies
Sub Category:
Breast
Case Study:
Metastatic Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Case Study Description:
Audience: All healthcare professionals interested in learning about metastatic inflammatory breast cancer
Prerequisites: None
This case study provides information about a patient with metastatic inflammatory breast cancer. The patient’s medical history, results of diagnostic procedures and the course of treatment are presented. Details of the disease in general are discussed including etiology, sonographic, mammographic and clinical appearance and histologic findings.
Learning Objectives
* Discuss the etiology of metastatic inflammatory breast cancer and its sonographic, mammographic and clinical appearance.
*Classify a tumor using the BIRADS category.
*Discuss the histologic indicators of the disease including the Ki-67 index, tumor suppressor genes, and how they help with treatment of breast cancer.
*Describe treatment options for patients with inflammatory breast cancer.
Author:
Ms. SUSAN SHEARIN
About the author:
Susan Shearin, BPS, RDCS, is a sonographer and registered since 1993. She has worked in the ultrasound field in academic, hospital, and clinical settings as a sonographer and educator for over 15 years.
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