Cervical cancer misdiagnosis

A 40 year old single mother was misdiagnosed after she received two normal results of Pap smear tests and was told her enlarged uterus was full of fibroids, non-cancerous tumors, when in fact she had advanced cervical cancer. She is claiming medical negligence from the hospital trust as her prolonged diagnosis reduced her prognosis of cure from 98% to 40%. She had started feeling discomfort and getting shooting pains in her pelvic region before seeking a second opinion through her general physician. The cancer had grown to the size of a grapefruit. She had a kidney operation before undergoing radiation treatment and chemotherapy. The trust has apologised and admitted liability.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Barnett and Potters Bar Times

Related Disease Topics:

• Fibroids
• Cervical cancer

Related Symptom Topics:

• Shooting pains
• Shooting pains in pelvic region

Article Source Details

About: Cervical cancer misdiagnosis

Date: 30 June 2005

Source: Barnett and Potters Bar Times

Author: Hugh Christopher

URL: http://www.barnettimes.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.610181.0.motherrsquos_cervical_cancer_left_untreated_for_two_years.php

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of pelvic pain
• Cause of groin pain
• Diagnosis
• Diagnosis and pap smear
• Diagnosis and cervical cancer screening
• Diagnosis and pap smear screening
• Diagnosis and cervical cancer
• Misdiagnosis (type of Medical misadventure)
• Misdiagnosis and cervical cancer
• Misdiagnosis and pap smear
• Misdiagnosis and pap smear screening
• Misdiagnosis and pelvic pain
• Misdiagnosis and groin pain
• Misdiagnosis and fibroids
• Misdiagnosis and uterine fibroids
• Misdiagnosis and uterine polyps
• Misdiagnosis and uterine tumor
• Misdiagnosis and cervical screening
• Medication and radiation therapy
• Medication and chemotherapy
• Medical error
• Medical error and cervical cancer
• Medical error and pap smear test
• Medical error and cervical screening
• Medical error and fibroids
• Medical error and uterine polyps
• Medical error and uterine fibroids
• Medical error and pelvic pain
• Medical error and groin pain

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