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6. A 32-year-old man comes to the physician for a second opinion regarding an enlarged cervical lymph node that he noted 6 weeks ago. He has not had pain or tenderness but has been unable to return to work despite normal findings on a biopsy of the node 4 weeks ago. He had a mild upper respiratory tract infection 1 month ago. His maternal uncle recently died of lymphoma. He states that cancer runs in his family, and that for the past several years he has thought that he will have some kind of cancer eventually. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
O A) Asthma
O B) Conversion disorder
O C) Factitious disorder
O D) Hypochondriasis
O E) Malingering
O F) Pulmonary embolus
0 G) Somatization disorder
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| liliaeliz
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| Oussama77
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I agree with D.
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| jojo999
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sounds like hypochondriasis.
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| paheli
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Why not E? He hasn't returned to work.
In hypochondriasis, they have a long history of repeated hospital trips, with surgical scars etc.
Any other input?
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