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Review
. 1999 Jan-Feb;60(1):82-5.
doi: 10.1159/000007594.

Intestinal leiomyosarcoma and gastroparesis associated with von Recklinghausen's disease

V Bernardis  1 , D Sorrentino, D Snidero, C Avellini, R Paduano, C A Beltrami, F Digito, E Bartoli
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Intestinal leiomyosarcoma and gastroparesis associated with von Recklinghausen's disease

V Bernardis et al. Digestion. 1999 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

The rare association between intestinal leiomyosarcoma, von Recklinghausen's disease (type-1 neurofibromatosis) and gastroparesis is described. A 20-year-old male, diagnosed 12 years earlier as having pelvic von Recklinghausen's disease, presented with nausea and vomiting. A gastric scintigraphy demonstrated an extremely slow gastric emptying time in the absence of obvious causes for gastroparesis. A small ileal leiomyosarcoma was later found and removed by surgery. The latter was followed by a marked improvement in the clinical condition of the patient.

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