title: [History and care of malignant wounds in breast cancer].
abstract: The first descriptions of ulcerated breast cancer date back to ancient Egypt. From the Greek and Roman periods to the Renaissance, fungating wounds were described, excised, cauterized and necrotized using various techniques and unguents. The foundations of some of the therapeutic strategies we still use today were developed.Today the management of inoperable malignant wounds that are not amenable to anti-cancer treatment remains complex and the symptoms are difficult to control.
authors.affiliation: Département des soins de support, unité de soins des plaies, Institut Curie, 26, rue d'Ulm 75248 Paris cedex 05, France. isabelle.fromantin@curie.net
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fromantin
authors.affiliation: Département de chirurgie, Institut Curie, 26, rue d'Ulm 75248 Paris cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: Séverine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alran
authors.affiliation: Département de chirurgie, Institut Curie, 26, rue d'Ulm 75248 Paris cedex 05, France.
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cassoux
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D017592:Skin Care / Q000266:history*; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology*