High-dose corticosteroids for the management of dyspnea in patients with tumor obstruction of the upper airway

Support Care Cancer. 2007 Dec;15(12):1437-9. doi: 10.1007/s00520-007-0305-0. Epub 2007 Jul 17.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage*
  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
  • Aged
  • Dexamethasone / administration & dosage
  • Dexamethasone / therapeutic use
  • Dyspnea / drug therapy*
  • Dyspnea / etiology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Methylprednisolone / administration & dosage
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Respiratory Tract Neoplasms / complications*
  • Respiratory Tract Neoplasms / physiopathology

Substances

  • Adrenal Cortex Hormones
  • Dexamethasone
  • Methylprednisolone