1 Peau d'orange is often associated with inflammatory breast cancer, which refers to cancer that involves the skin's network of small lymphatic channels (similar to blood vessels). 2  Mastitis (breast infection) can have a similar appearance. 3  Warmth, pain, or redness of the skin.
Few people are taught that chest pressure can be caused by anxiety, but in reality it's one of the main symptoms of anxiety attacks. Not everyone experiences pressure. Some people experience chest pains (both sharp and dull). Others experience this feeling as though their heart is being squeezed.
A heart attack is described as having the symptoms of 'heavy pressure' on the chest that feels like it is restricting breathing and of pain in the shoulder and shortness of breath. As chest heaviness is one of the primary symptoms, then this is of course a cause of alarm.