Is the following stage IV? Woman with IBC, triple neg,received mastectomy first, then chemo (AC then taxol), then radiation. It returns 5 months later on skin.

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I had dose-dense chemo (ACx4 then taxol x4) then 25 radiation tx & 5 months later IBC shows up as skin rash in the exact site it started (minus the breast this time) . Now receiving nano-paclitaxel for 3 out of 4 weeks x 5-6 rounds. All scans clear. Is this stage 4? Any other tx recommended? Thank you.

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Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Stage IV Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Staging Breast Cancer, Stage IV (Stage 4) Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Staging Cancer

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Inflammatory Breast Cancer X Stage IV Breast Cancer Diagnosis X Staging Breast Cancer X Stage IV (Stage 4) Breast Cancer X Breast Cancer Diagnosis X Staging Cancer X

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naotoueno (Physician - Oncology - Hematology/Oncology (Verified) ) - 10 / 21 / 2011

Unfortunately, this is most likely consider as a stage IV. It is very important that you seek second opinion at Breast Center specializing in inflammatory breast cancer such as at MD Anderson Cancer Center and/or Phase I/II program that provide multiple clinical trial options. As long as feeling well, there are many choices to explore.

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