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You asked if skin mets were seen in other forms of breast cancer other than IBC. Yes, people with 'ordinary' breast cancer can get them. I had a mastectomy on my right breast four years ago and then, two years ago, a new primary in my left breast. This was misdiagnosed for a few months and by this time it had spread to the skin of the breast, though it wasn't IBC. I was graded at Stage 3C which I believe is similar to those with IBC.
I only have it on my chest and it takes the form of little red bumps which can be clustered together or singular. Mine started with reddening of the skin which then, among the redness, formed little red pimple like spots. I was given Herceptin and this cleared it up apart from a few little bumps here and there. My onc refers to them as 'nodules' and says the ones that remain are inactive.
Hope this helps,
love
Taffy.
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