ReviewPsycho-oncology2016
Factitious disorder (Munchausen's syndrome) in oncology: case report and literature review.
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- Self-mutilation: a systematic review.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2025Pooled it
- Munchausen Syndrome Presented as Guillain-Barré Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review.Cureus · 2025Article
- Early death in Munchausen syndrome: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2019Article
- The Wandering Woman: A Case Study of Catatonia vs Factitious Disorder.Hawai'i journal of medicine & public health : a journal of Asia Pacific Medicine & Public Health · 2017Article
- Evaluation of Migraine Surgery Outcomes through Social Media.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundFactitious disorder is where patients repeatedly seek medical care for feigned illnesses in the absence of obvious external rewards; 'Munchausen's syndrome' is the historical name for this disorder.
methodWe report on a case that was presented to a tertiary oncology center as a suspected rare bone cancer. RESULTS AND
conclusionsPsychosocial clinicians working in oncology settings should be aware of the complexities of diagnosing factitious disorder in cancer settings where empathy is prominent and suspicion unusual. Moreover, comorbidity can cloud the diagnosis (in this case substance abuse), and, even when accurately diagnosed, there are no evidence-based management approaches to offer to the patient. What seems to linger most after the patient is discharged, usually in a huff, are strong counter-transference feelings and substantial medical bills. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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