Medical Must-See: Prisoner’s fungating neck tumour poses a dilemma
Wound care played a 'pivotal' role in enhancing the patient's comfort, doctors say.
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Doctors decided against surgical excision of this “unsettling” fungating neck tumour but did manage to improve the patient’s quality of life with some meticulous wound care.
The patient, a 34-year-old African-American inmate in Florida, initially sought medical attention for longstanding bilateral lymphadenopathy, weight loss and dysphagia.