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This case report describes a patient with esophageal carcinoma and tumor-associated gastroparesis. The radionuclide gastric emptying study diagnosed very delayed liquid and solid gastric emptying. Metoclopramide was administered intravenously during the study and was able to predict a good response to oral therapy.
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Choe, A.I., Ziessman, H.A. & Fleischer, D.E. Tumor-associated gastroparesis with esophageal carcinoma. Digest Dis Sci 34, 1132–1134 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01536387
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