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.
Szilagyi
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Department of Medicine and Radiology, Reddy Memorial Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Stern
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Armanious
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Brem
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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