24-pound tumor misdiagnosed as pregnancy

Published : Mar 19, 2012 - 09:48 Updated : Mar 19, 2012 - 11:58

A woman in Barcelona, Spain, is taking legal action against a hospital where doctors misdiagnosed a 24-pound, cancerous uterine tumor as a late-term pregnancy.

The woman, whose name has not been released, told ThinkSpain she went to a hospital emergency room suffering from excruciating abdominal pain, only to be "treated with contempt."

She alleges doctors quipped, "Haven't you ever heard of contraception?" and told her she was in the advanced stages of pregnancy, chalking her pains up to a panic attack. After two negative pregnancy tests, she returned to the hospital and urged doctors to examine her further, ThinkSpain reported Saturday.

When she was finally given an ultrasound, she said, "the doctor said, 'Gosh, what a huge cyst." She is now undergoing chemotherapy, and has opened a case with the patients' ombudsman. (UPI)

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뱃속의 11kg 종양.. ‘임신말기’로 오진

스페인 바르셀로나의 한 여성이 24파운드(약 11kg)의 자궁 종양을 임신으로 진단한 병원에 소송을 제기했다.

이름이 알려지지 않은 이 여성은 현지 언론을 통해 극심한 복부의 통증을 느낀 후 방문한 병원 응급실에서 “피임에 대해 들어본 적이 없나요?”라며 의사들이 빈정거리며 임신말기 진단을 내리는 무시를 당했다고 전했다.

두 번의 임신 테스트에서 음성반응을 확인한 후 병원으로 다시 돌아가 초음파 검사를 받은 결과 담당 의사는 “엄청난 크기의 낭종이네요.”라고 말했다. 이 환자는 현재 항암화학요법을 받고 있다.