[Neuropathic and tumour-induced headache: Therapeutic options].

Cancer pain in the field of otolaryngology can be effectively alleviated. Only very few questions regarding the patient's history of pain are required to understand the type of pain being dealt with and to be able to make the correct selection of analgetic agents. It is particularly important to treat tumor breakthrough pain appropriately, for which a sufficient number of therapeutic agents are available. The present article comments on the various possibilities of specific drugs and interventional therapeutic approaches, as well as their specific characteristics within the field of otolaryngology, supplemented with various tricks for their practical application. Using these basic rules, most problems can be identified and specific treatments optimized. The progression of cancer pain may show wide dynamic ranges, and the therapeutic approach should always be adjusted to the current situation. Palliative care of a cancer patient may be particularly challenging in that, not only the treatment of pain, but also the treatment of respiratory distress is of key importance.