Gastroparesis secondary to a medulloblastoma of the posterior fossa.
A patient with a 4-month history of unexplained nausea and vomiting is reported. The only abnormality found initially was severe gastroparesis found by gastric emptying scan. Subsequently, a posterior fossa tumor was found. The pathogenesis of this unusual presentation and the role of the gastric emptying scan is discussed.
Department of Medicine and Radiology, Reddy Memorial Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Szilagyi
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Stern
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Armanious
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Brem
D000328:Adult; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005746:Gastric Emptying; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009325:Nausea / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D014839:Vomiting / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid