title: Management of patients with fungating wounds.
abstract: In the absence of much literature about fungating wounds, Mark Collier presents a thought-provoking case history and describes the principles underpinning the optimal care of patients with fungating (malignant) wounds.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Research and Implementation of Clinical Practice (CRICP), Thames Valley University, London.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Collier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology