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			| Inflammatory Breast CancerThe lymph nodes in your underarm area are called
		axillary lymph nodes. They play an important role in the diagnosis and
		treatment of inflammatory breast cancer. You have lymph nodes throughout your body. When
		cancer cells reach the lymph nodes, the cancer can spread to other parts of
		your body more easily. By looking at some of these lymph nodes under a
		microscope (biopsy), your doctor can see if your breast cancer has spread to
		them.ByHealthwise StaffPrimary Medical ReviewerSarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
 Specialist Medical ReviewerKirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Current as of:
                May 3, 2017Author:
          Healthwise Staff  Medical Review:
          Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine & Kirtly Jones, MD - Obstetrics and Gynecology |  |  |  |  |  |