In 2002 a 76-year-old woman underwent a pelvic exam and her doctor scheduled a CT scan thereafter. The CT scan report came back as “normal”. In February of 2006 she visited her doctor with a report of blood in her urine, and a second CT scan was ordered with comparison made to the 2002 CT scan.
It was noted that the 2006 scan measured endometrial thickness to be 22mm compared to 17mm in 2002. Following this the patient was properly diagnosed and it was determined that she had endometrial cancer. Due to the delayed diagnosis a radical hysterectomy and other related procedures were performed. She was discharged from the hospital on February 27, 2006, and died on July 15, 2006, of complications from the cancer.
The Plaintiff’s expert was prepared to testify that had a proper diagnosis been made in 2002, the appropriate intervention could have been done before the cancer became more advanced and ultimately metastasized. The Plaintiff sued on the theory that the Defendant deprived her of her best chance for survival. The case settled for $600,000.
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