Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Carcinomatous Lymphangitis in End-stage Malignant Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Case Report
Palliative Care Research
;
: 233-237, 2020.
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em Japonês
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| ID: wpr-826021
ABSTRACT
Background:
In the end stage of malignant bone and soft tissue tumors with lung metastasis, it is often necessary to relieve symptoms of dyspnea due to tumor enlargement and carcinomatous lymphangitis. We report a case in which nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nasal CPAP) was effective as a palliative treatment. Case A 66-year-old male underwent wide resection with a diagnosis soft tissue sarcoma of right femur. Four years after surgery, he was hospitalized for hilar lymph node metastasis, multiple bone metastases, and carcinomatous lymphangitis. He was treated with nasal CPAP for dyspnea, and communication was possible until the day before his death.Discussion:
For end-stage respiratory symptoms, medication therapy such as morphine or steroids is often used for palliation, but often symptoms are not sufficiently improved. Nasal CPAP might be a useful treatment for palliation for rapidly progressing respiratory failure.
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Japonês
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Palliative Care Research
Ano de publicação:
2020
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