Medical Malpractice
Failure to Timely Diagnose
Breast Cancer
Mammogram
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$545,000. Settlement ~ Medical Malpractice
Failure to Timely Diagnose Breast Cancer |
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Attorney: Carol L. Forte
Settlement: $545,000.
Spring 2008
Carol represented a 47 year old woman who complained to her internist of a lump in the breast. The internist gave her a prescription for a mammogram, which was read as negative. The radiologist failed to do an ultrasound which was dictated by the standard of care in light of the patient’s known history of a lump in her breast. The internist received the report from the negative mammogram and did not contact the patient to recommend a biopsy or additional follow up. All-in-all there was a 10 month delay in diagnosis leading to an increase in the risk of the tumor coming back. There was no evidence of cancer 4 years after the malpractice, at the time the case was settled.
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Medical Malpractice
Failure to Timely Diagnose
Breast Cancer
Mammogram
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