
Diagnosis: Carcinoma en cuirasse
Description: Expanding plaque on the chest wall.
Morphology: Plaque
Site: Chest
Sex: F
Age: 43
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Ian McColl
Differential DiagnosisHistory: Carcinoma en cuirasse is lymphatic permeation of a breast carcinoma.It makes the skin feel firm and indurated.It can be mistaken for mastitis or cellulitis.Carcinoma telangiectaticum is another variant of cutaneous breast metastasis presenting as pink papules and telangiectasia