title: A Case of Extreme Gastroparesis due to an Occult Small Cell Cancer of the Lung.
abstract: A patient with gastroparesis is presented. Ultimately the diagnosis of paraneoplastic gastroparesis due to an occult small cell cancer of the lung was made. The difficulties in the diagnostic process and the pathogenesis of this very rare manifestation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Zaans Medisch Centrum Zaandam, P.O. Box 210, 1500 EE Zaandam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J A C M
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Zaans Medisch Centrum Zaandam, P.O. Box 210, 1500 EE Zaandam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Liberov
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Zaans Medisch Centrum Zaandam, P.O. Box 210, 1500 EE Zaandam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yurd
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Zaans Medisch Centrum Zaandam, P.O. Box 210, 1500 EE Zaandam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R J L F
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Loffeld