IBC fear, biopsy spongiotic dermatitis

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B126
B126 Member Posts: 15

I have a pink patch of skin on my left breast, ultrasound came back clear, so dermatologist did a blind biopsy skin punch to rule out IBC, it came back spongiotic dermatitis, was prescribed cream that has not helped. Could this still be IBC and biopsy missed cancer cells? Has anyone had a biopsy come back as spongiotic dermatitis?

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  • MelissaDallas
    MelissaDallas Member Posts: 7,268
    edited April 2016

    It is a form of eczema. Eczemacan be hard to control or get rid of. You've been through the diagnostic process with no findings except by your description a pale pink spot that several doctors didn't consider concerning. I'd believe the skin biopsy and call the dermatologist back and tell her you need to try a different med. None of your symptoms have ever sounded like IBC and all this time later it would have rapidly progrssed if it were.

  • PurpleMinion
    PurpleMinion Member Posts: 165
    edited April 2016

    You said, back in March: "3drs have told me I'm fine" now you have and actual diagnosis of a skin issue - NOT BC. So get on with your life, please!

  • smackint
    smackint Member Posts: 2
    edited May 2016

    I had DCIS in 2007 and everything was fine. Last October 2015 I developed a itchy rash, pain behind the nipple and where the lumpectomy was. My breast feels bruised most of the time and is very uncomfortable. I had a MRI in December 2015 showing nothing except I have dense breasts. In December 2015 I had a punch biopsy that came back spongiotic dermatitis. Breast doctor sent me to a dermatologist. He prescribed Triamcinolone Ointment to use for 30 days. Fine. I used it once a day for 30 days and the skin started to lose the pink rash. 2 weeks later it came back. Since then I have had a Tomo and an ultrasound, showing nothing except I have dense breasts again. I am at the point I don't know where to turn now. Do I just live with this knowing it is not right or maybe someone knows another avenue I can travel to find out what this is. Apparently the pathologist who said it was spongiotic dermatitis or bug bite was an idiot. Do I go back to the dermatologist again and have him do a punch biopsy or return to my breast doctor and see what she says. I am beginning to lose my faith in doctors. Help!

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