Open AccessA Chemical Hemostatic Technique for Bleeding from Malignant Wounds
Author(s) -
Masaki Kakimoto,
Hiromi Tokita,
Takashi Okamura,
Koji Yoshino
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of palliative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.986
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1096-6218
pISSN - 1557-7740
DOI - 10.1089/jpm.2009.0238
Subject(s) - medicine , hemostatics , hemostatic agent , hemostasis , intensive care medicine , dermatology , surgery
Breast cancer, skin cancer, and head and neck cancer often develops a hemorrhagic malignant wound. Bleeding from the tumor impairs patients' quality of life and can be life threatening, while surgical or electrical hemostasis is often unsuccessful because of the tumor's friability.