| Literature DB >> 18440768 |
Abstract
Cough is a common symptom in cancer. Its underlying cause should be managed when identified; otherwise, empiric treatment is the mainstay of symptom control. Cancer-related cough usually responds to radiation therapy, an opioid, or benzonatate, a peripheral anesthetic. We present the case of a patient with renal cell carcinoma hospitalized for intractable cough that failed to respond adequately to usual treatments, but improved with diazepam.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID： 18440768 DOI： 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.12.007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pain Symptom Manage ISSN： 0885-3924 Impact factor: 3.612