Disrupted care for multiple myeloma in an amenorrheic woman due to a false-positive pregnancy test: A case report

Autor: Kaley Parchinski, Kyra Urquhart-Foster, Stephen Aaron Purser, Charles Bodine
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Current Problems in Cancer: Case Reports, Vol 15, Iss , Pp 100316- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-6219
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpccr.2024.100316
Popis: We report the case of a 48-year-old female with a history of tubal ligation who presented to her PCP with altered mental status and back pain. Inpatient workup revealed multiple myeloma, and treatment with bortezomib and dexamethasone was initiated. Due to teratogenicity on lenalidomide, a pre-treatment urine pregnancy test was performed and returned positive. She denied sexual activity and had no history of germ cell tumor. While urine hCG remained low positive for three tests, her serum hCG remained normal (
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