Seminars in Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 33-40, February 2008

Pathologic Aspects of Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Part 2. Biologic Insights Into Its Aggressive Phenotype

  • Yun Gong

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Yun Gong, MD, Department of Pathology, Unit 53, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030.

Department of Pathology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.

Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is the most aggressive and distinct form of primary breast cancer with a peculiar clinical presentation and dismal clinical outcome. This review addresses the pathologic aspects of this entity and discusses the molecular alterations involved in the highly malignant phenotype of IBC.

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PII: S0093-7754(07)00239-4

doi:10.1053/j.seminoncol.2007.11.014

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 33-40, February 2008