title: Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 6-2005. A 58-year-old man with esophageal cancer and nausea, vomiting, and intractable hiccups.
authors.affiliation: Palliative Care Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA.
authors.forename: Eric L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Krakauer
authors.forename: Andrew X
authors.initials: AX
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Brenna C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Bounds
authors.forename: Dushyant
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sahani
authors.forename: Kevin R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: Elena F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Brachtel
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001471:Barrett Esophagus / Q000473:pathology*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004380:Duodenal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D019160:Endosonography; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006606:Hiccup / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D015282:Octreotide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010166:Palliative Care; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014839:Vomiting / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000932:Antiemetics; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D003907:Dexamethasone; D006220:Haloperidol; D015282:Octreotide