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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 13.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2010 Jul 15;116(14):3338–3347. doi: 10.1002/cncr.25034

Table 3.

Presenting symptoms at time of first palliative procedure

All Patients
N=91

Presenting Complaint:
 • Neurologic 30 (33%)
 • Pain 22 (24%)
 • Dyspnea 20 (22%)
 • Abdominal Distention 5 (6%)
 • GI obstruction 3 (3%)
 • Wound 3 (3%)
 • Hoarseness 2 (2%)
 • Jaundice 2 (2%)
 • Urinary Obstruction 2 (2%)
 • Dysphagia 1 (1%)
 • Pruritus 1 (1%)