Though rare, inflammatory breast cancer may spread quickly to other parts of the body. Treatment of inflammatory breast cancer treatment is generally quite similar to the treatment of Stage IIIB or IV breast cancer. Patients who respond positively to systemic treatment may be candidates for mastectomy . Paget's Disease of the Nipple Paget's disease of the nipple is a rare form of breast cancer that begins in the milk ducts and spreads to the skin of the nipple and areola. The skin may appear crusted, red, or oozing.
Prognosis is better if nipple changes are the only sign of the breast disease and no lump is felt.
If cancer reoccurs after mastectomy, additional surgery may be necessary to remove tumors near the mastectomy site, followed by radiation therapy . Little Brown and Company, 1995. Copyright 1997-2001 Imaginis Corporation. All rights reserved. Imaginis is a registered service mark of Imaginis Corporation, a health services company.