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Idiopathic myenteric ganglionitis underlying intractable vomiting in a young adult.

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Inflammatory infiltration of intestinal myenteric plexuses (i.e. myenteric ganglionitis), along with severe intestinal motor abnormalities, may accompany paraneoplastic syndromes, neurological disorders and gastrointestinal infections, although rare cases can be idiopathic. In this report, we

Paraneoplastic syndrome as the presentation of limited stage small cell carcinoma.

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BACKGROUND Small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is one of the deadliest forms of lung cancer due to its poor prognosis upon diagnosis, rapid doubling time, and affinity for metastasis. As 60-70% of patients with SCLC have disseminated disease upon presentation, it is imperative to determine the extent

Cutaneous paraneoplastic syndrome associated with anal squamous cell carcinoma: a rare presentation of an uncommon cancer

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Paraneoplastic syndromes associated with anal squamous cell carcinoma (scc) are rare. Erythema gyratum repens (egr) is a cutaneous paraneoplastic syndrome with distinctive characteristics. Here, we report the rare case of a 73-year-old woman with a chronic erythematous rash for 11 months associated

Hypereosinophilic paraneoplastic syndrome in a cat with intestinal T cell lymphosarcoma.

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A 10-year-old, neutered female, domestic shorthair cat was presented with a recent history of weight loss, polydipsia, diarrhoea and vomiting. On physical examination, intestinal thickening and mesenteric lymph node enlargement were apparent. Clinical investigations revealed peripheral blood

A Rare Case of Paraneoplastic Syndrome Presented with Severe Gastroparesis due to Ganglional Loss.

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Paraneoplastic syndromes are rare initial manifestations of a neoplastic disorder that may precede the actual detection of an overt cancer. These syndromes can generally involve any organic system of the human body with gastroparesis being the commonest manifestation of the paraneoplastic

Comparing Clinical, Imaging, and Physiological Correlates of Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction: Systemic Sclerosis vs Amyloidosis and Paraneoplastic Syndrome

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Introduction: Intestinal pseudo-obstruction is characterized by impaired transit and luminal dilation in the absence of mechanical obstruction. Our study aims to describe the clinical, radiographic, and physiological findings in

Paraneoplastic syndrome manifesting as chronic cerebellar ataxia in a child with Hodgkin disease.

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An 8-year-old boy had nausea and vomiting associated with nystagmus, ataxia, and dysarthria of acute onset. Three years later he had a mass in the anterior mediastinum as a result of Hodgkin disease of mixed cellularity. This association of paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration with Hodgkin disease

Rhabdomyolysis in hyponatremia and paraneoplastic syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis.

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We report a 26-year-old woman admitted to our hospital for generalized tonic seizure. Laboratory investigations revealed severe hyponatremia possibly triggered by vomiting and diarrhea. 24 hours after correction of hyponatremia she developed diffuse myalgias and marked hyperCKemia. Syndrome of

Intrahepatic cholestasis as a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with pheochromocytoma.

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Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor of chromaffin cells that secrete catecholamines and several cytokines. The clinical manifestations are protean and may include hypertension, weight loss, sweating, palpitation, headache, anxiety, tremor, nausea, vomiting, and hypercalcemia. The tumor can mimic many

Immune mediated neurologic dysfunction as a paraneoplastic syndrome in renal cell carcinoma.

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OBJECTIVE To describe a case of cerebellar ataxia associated with renal cell carcinoma. METHODS A 53-year-old Caucasian male with a history of Schizophrenia presented with generalized weakness, nausea, vomiting, severe weight loss, and progressively worsening gait difficulty associated with multiple

Paraneoplastic downbeating nystagmus. A sign of occult malignancy.

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We report a case of primary position downbeating nystagmus due to an occult breast carcinoma in a 57-year-old woman with progressive oscillopsia and truncal ataxia. Acute nausea and vomiting precipitated hospitalization. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain was normal, though a sterile

Phase II study of amonafide: results of treatment and lessons learned from the study of an investigational agent in previously untreated patients with extensive small-cell lung cancer.

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Thirteen previously untreated patients with extensive small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) were treated with the investigational agent amonafide in a dose of 300 mg/m2 intravenously (IV) over 1 hour daily for 5 consecutive days. No responses were seen in 12 eligible patients. Myelosuppression was only

Severe paraneoplastic gastroparesis associated with anti-Hu antibodies preceding the manifestation of small-cell lung cancer.

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Gastroparesis is a common but challenging disorder which can be idiopathic or induced by a variety of underlying diseases, most frequently by diabetes, or post-surgical conditions of the upper abdomen. Clinicians must also consider rare causes of gastric motor dysfunction, such as collagen vascular

T-lymphocyte-rich thymoma and myasthenia gravis in a Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica).

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A 10-year-old captive male Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) presented with acute onset collapse, vomiting and dyspnoea, preceded by a 6-month period of progressive muscle wasting. Following humane destruction, post-mortem examination revealed a large multilobulated mass in the cranial

Hypoglycemia in the setting of advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumor.

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We report a rare case of symptomatic hypoglycemia in a patient with intra-abdominal recurrence of a previously resected gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). The patient is a 65-year-old woman who underwent resection of a large abdominal mass arising from the stomach, histologically diagnosed as a

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