[The importance of cooperation between nurse and registered dietician toward a QOL improvement of the terminal stage patient--a case of advanced esophageal cancer].

: As for the esophageal terminal stage patient with enteral feeding when the patient was hospitalized, an oral nourishment intake support was given with a cooperation of nurse and registered dietician. After that, the patient was transferred to home care and was seceded from PEG. It has been suggested that an early assessment of the problems with the terminal stage patient, ascertainment of home care timing and the team support consisted of multi professionals were all important ingredients.