- Stage 4 or Metastatic Breast Cancer:
- Metastatic breast cancer is the most advanced stage of this disease. Metastatic breast cancer is defined as having spread beyond the breast and underarm lymph nodes into other parts of the body.
- bone pain (bone metastases)
- shortness of breath (lung metastases)
- drop in appetite (liver metastases)
- unintentional weight loss (liver metastases)
- headaches, neurological pain or weakness (could be brain metastases)
Symptoms of Breast Cancer Recurrence:
Recurrence of breast cancer is classified as local, regional, and distant. A distant recurrence is the same as advanced (metastatic) breast cancer. A local recurrence is breast cancer that has returned after treatment, in or close to the original tumor location. It can often be effectively treated. Regional recurrence may be in the chest wall muscles, or in lymph nodes located beneath your sternum, just above your collarbones, and around your neck.
Local Recurrence Symptoms:
- a small lump or rash in the excision scar, on or under the skin
Regional Recurrence Symptoms:
- swollen lymph node in the same armpit where cancer was previously removed
- swollen lymph nodes above collarbones or sides of neck
A New Tumor Is Not a Recurrence:
If a new tumor appears and has a different pathology than the original breast cancer, it is not considered a recurrence. It is called a new primary, and can occur in a different area of the breast that was originally affected, or in the opposite breast. A new cancer is diagnosed and treated independently from the original tumor.
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