Wounds in malignancyare they any different

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Wounds in malignancy-are they any different ?

• Dr Chintamani
• MS,FRCS(Edin.),FRCS(Glasg),FICS, FIAMS
• Vardhman Mahavir Medical College Safdarjang
  hospital New Delhi

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Definition

• A cancerous lesion involving the skin which is
  open and may be draining.The lesion may be the
  result of a primary lesion or as metastasis from
  a local lesion or from a lesion in distant site
  which may take the form of a cavity,an open area
  on the surface of the skin,skin nodules, or a
  nodular growth extending from the surface of the
  skin
• British Columbia Cancer Society

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Fungating wound

• Condition of proliferation and ulceration
  which arises when the malignant cells infiltrate
  and erode through the skin

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Impact

• Social
• Psycho sexual
• Disfiguring
• Physical and sexual relationships

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