Management of malignant cutaneous wounds in oncologic patients.

Michela StaraceMiriam Anna CarpaneseFrancesca PampaloniEmi DikaAlessandro PileriDaniela RubinoAurora AlessandriniClaudio ZamagniCarlotta BaraldiCosimo MiscialiAnnalisa PatriziTommaso BianchiZoe ApallaBianca Maria Piraccini

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2022)

Treatment of malignant fungating wounds is challenging. Considering the neoplastic nature of the wounds, complete healing or improvement cannot be expected with the application of classically prescribed dressing for wounds. A mostly palliative treatment, focusing on maintaining the patient's quality of life, is a reasonable choice.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
wound healing
prostate cancer
prognostic factors
combination therapy