Looking for info regarding a rash! Skin Mets???

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Hello,

I'm posting this for a friend that was diagnosed with DCIS in the left breast in September 2005. She is also HER2+ and ER+. My friend had a double mastectomy and there was NO further treatment besides the surgery. She is doing well but found a rash near one of the mastectomy scars. She explained it to be a rash under the skin. It's about half of a palm size and it doesn't itch but has gotten bigger since Monday when she first noticed it. I did some research on the internet and came across skin mets. We are confused since we don't know much about skin mets. From what I read skin mets is usually mentioned with IBC and not DCIS. I was hoping I could get some help on this board.

I asked her if she changed her soaps/lotions or if she might have gotten bit by a bug or spider and she said no. The rash isn't raised either. I found a picture of what it looks like on a IBC website and she thought it looked like the picture. I guess the IBC is throwing us off because she doesn't have IBC but possibly skin mets?

Any advice would be appreciated!

Thanks so much,
Toni



P.S. My friend moved temporarily out of state for 7 months and got a clean bill of health when she left back in August. She currently doesn't have an Onc to see until she gets back home.