Table 1.

Date of trauma/ surgery, onset of symptoms, IBC diagnosis and time interval between trauma and surgery and onset of symptoms.

IBC ID	Date of Trauma/Surgery	Onset of Symptoms	Date of IBC Diagnosis	Time Interval (between Trauma/Surgery and IBC Symptoms)
13	January 2000: breast reconstruction	Early 2000 (exact month not specified): redness noted at the surgical scar site; Subsequently contralateral axillary metastasis (August 2000)	August 2000: recurrence of breast cancer, clinically diagnosed as IBC	Approximately 1–3 months
20	July 2000: partial mastectomy	September 2000: erythema noted near the surgical scar site	September 2000: right breast excision performed; biopsy documented dermal lymphatic invasion	2 months
36	December 2000: Ductogram performed	December 2000	January 2001: Biopsy and clinical exam	<1 month
46	January 1999: nipple piercing, Ring removal in December 1999	December 1999	Clinically, December 1999, confirmed on biopsy February 2000	Less than one month between ring removal and first clinical signs