Medical
Malpractice |
$2
Million Settlement for Failure to Diagnose Cancer in a Teen
Attorney
- Michael Zerres
Winter 2006
The family of a
16-year old teen received a 2 million dollar settlement from
the orthopedist who failed to detect a malignancy on a hip x-ray.
The girl, who complained of atraumatic hip pain, visited her
orthopedist, who took and read a hip x-ray. Not seeing
anything abnormal on the x-ray, he diagnosed the girl with tendonitis.
A year and a half later she was diagnosed with a soft tissue
cancer known as a sarcoma which was located in the hip/thigh,
and, which had spread to other organs and tissue. Review
of the original x-rays taken by the orthopedist clearly revealed
that a small abnormality could be seen on the film in the same
location where the sarcoma was later diagnosed. The orthopedist
failed to appreciate this finding, which, had it been detected
would have led to early diagnosis of the tumor and allowed for
it to have been resected at an earlier stage, carrying an 80-90%
cure rate. By the time the sarcoma was detected, the patient
required multiple surgeries and extensive oncological treatment.
Unfortunately, she could not survive the disease. Blume
Goldfaden principal Michael B. Zerres settled the case on behalf
of the family.
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