As a special subtype of locally advanced breast neoplasm, inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) shows severe malignance and prognosis. There is no histological specialty and exists certain rate of misdiagnosis. The hollow needle biopsy of the breast gland tissue is used for identification and diagnosis, with the help of MRI clarifying different stages and accessing the effect of neoadjuvant therapy. This paper is a generalization of the clinical characteristics, diagnosis and treatment, and prognosis of IBC, of which the common understanding is hoped to be enhanced.