{"id":5281,"date":"2020-07-27T10:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/?p=5281"},"modified":"2020-07-26T10:13:02","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T15:13:02","slug":"failure-to-diagnose-lung-cancer-leads-to-1-15-million-settlement-at-mediation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/failure-to-diagnose-lung-cancer-leads-to-1-15-million-settlement-at-mediation\/","title":{"rendered":"Failure to Diagnose Lung Cancer Leads to $1.15 Million Settlement at Mediation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Doe suffered a fall at work and underwent a chest X-ray and a CT scan. He was diagnosed as having multiple rib fractures and a small pulmonary nodule in his right upper lung. Several weeks later, a PET scan revealed mild hypermetabolic activity in the right upper lobe of his lung, which prompted a CT-guided core biopsy.<\/p>\n<p>The biopsy specimen was sent to pathology but was too small. Mr. Doe did not undergo a repeat biopsy. <\/p>\n<p>Approximately eight years later, Mr. Doe suffered another fall and underwent a chest X-ray.  This revealed 2.9-cm lung density. Mr. Doe was later diagnosed as having Stage III adenocarcinoma of the lung. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.webmd.com\/cancer\/what-is-adenocarcinoma#1\">Adenocarcinoma <\/a>is a type of cancer that starts in the mucous glands inside of organs, including the lungs.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/failure-to-diagnose-lung-cancer-leads-to-1-15-million-settlement-at-mediation\/#more-5281\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Doe suffered a fall at work and underwent a chest X-ray and a CT scan. 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