| Cancer pathomimicry: a report of three cases. | |
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PMID: 580273 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Three cases of alleged and feigned cancer are presented. The diagnostic and management problems presented are discussed through a review of the literature of feigned illness. This ranges across a spectrum from benign use of feigned or alleged symptoms, malingering, conversion reactions and hysterical manifestations to the severe and flamboyant clinical presentation of the Munchausen Syndrome. The cases presented mainly fit the criterion for malingering (conscious prevarication and simulation), although some elements of the Munchausen dynamics were present in two of the three. Also noteworthy was the fact that the "cancers" were presented to administration and lay people as an initial communication. The psychiatric consultation was with the lay people initially and the events of each episode were reconstructed through multiple sources of information including clinical interviews in two of the cases. |
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Authors:
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V J D'Andrea |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of clinical psychiatry Volume: 39 ISSN: 0160-6689 ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Psychiatry Publication Date: 1978 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1978-05-17 Completed Date: 1978-05-17 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7801243 Medline TA: J Clin Psychiatry Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 233-40 Citation Subset: IM |
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Adolescent Adult Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Hysteria / diagnosis, psychology Male Malingering / diagnosis, psychology* Munchausen Syndrome / diagnosis, psychology Neoplasms* |
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