What does Peau d’Orange mean?
Orange skin
What does Peau d’Orange describe?
The appearance of the breast when an underlying cancer blocks the drainage of lymph glands
What pathology brings on Peau d’Orange?
Inflammatory breast carcinoma
- IBC
What does Peau d’Orange cause the skin surface to do? (2)
Fibrous ridge
Is a pseudomass composed of fibrous tissue, adjacent fatty lobules, making the area seem prominent during palpation
What is the most common, palpable pseudomass of the breast?
Ridge of fibroglandular tissue
What is the most common lesion of the breast?
Fibrocystic breast changes