This is why you ALWAYS get second opinions and why you worry about pathology mixing up tissue samples:

Biopsy Mix-Up Mistake Costs Woman Both Breasts Jan. 20 — After she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in May 2002, Linda McDougal underwent a mastectomy, but two days later she received startling news: It was all a mix-up, and she never had cancer.

• http://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/GoodMorningAmerica/GMA020120Unneeded_mastectomy.html
• http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/01/20/medical.mistake/
• http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/01/20/cnna.mastectomy.mistake/
• http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/01/21/health/main537285.shtml
• http://www.atlanet.org/ConsumerMediaResources/Tier3/press_room/president/meamedmalstmt-surgery.aspx

Posted by Nello at February 18, 2003 9:56 AM