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Breast Cancer Stage IIIB
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| Title: | Breast Cancer Stage IIIB |
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| Description: | Stage IIIB breast cancer. The drawing on the left is a cross section of the breast showing that cancer has spread to the chest wall. The ribs, muscle, and fatty tissue are also shown. The drawing on the right shows the tumor has spread to the skin of the breast. An inset shows inflammatory breast cancer. The tumor may be any size and cancer has spread to the chest wall and/or to the skin of the breast and caused swelling or an ulcer. Cancer may have spread to axillary lymph nodes or lymph nodes near the breastbone. Cancer that has spread to the skin of the breast may be inflammatory breast cancer. |
| Topics/Categories: |
Anatomy -- Breast Anatomy -- Lymphatic System Cancer Types -- Breast Cancer Staging |
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| Type: | Color, Medical Illustration |
| Source: | National Cancer Institute |
| Creator: | Terese Winslow (Illustrator) |
| AV Number: | CDR732260 |
| Date Created: | October 10, 2012 |
| Date Added: | 11/19/2012 |
| Reuse Restrictions: |
Yes - This image is copyright protected. Any use of this image is subject to prevailing copyright laws. U.S. Government has reuse rights. Please contact the rights holder of this image for permission requests.
Rights holder: Terese Winslow Email: terese.winslow@mindspring.com |
