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Skin changes are seen in a variety of cancers. In this case, a patient was found to have changes consistent with local invasion of the breast tissue by an underlying cancer. Breast cancer can cause a number of visible changes in breast tissue, including nipple inversion, skin puckering, skin thickening and flaking, erythema and skin color changes, ulceration, nipple discharge, and distortion. When such changes are observed, a breast examination is warranted, followed by referral to a breast surgeon.

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Attending Mount Sinai Doctors/Beth Israel Medical Group-Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Danya Reich MD (Assistant Professor)

  2. School of Medicine Imperial College London, London, UK

    Corinna Eleni Psomadakis BA, MBBS

  3. Department of Dermatology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA

    Bobby Buka MD, JD (Medical Director Bobby Buka Dermatology Section Chief)

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Reich, D., Psomadakis, C.E., Buka, B. (2017). Breast Cancer. In: Top 50 Dermatology Case Studies for Primary Care. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18627-6_22

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