Medical Negligence
Pearson Legal
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META DESCRIPTION: Pearson Medical Negligence Solicitors settle missed cervical cancer diagnosis case against Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Missed Cervical Cancer Diagnosis Missed Cervical Cancer Diagnosis A 31 year old woman whose cervical cancer was left undiagnosed for over a year has been awarded a substantial settlement of over £113,000 from Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust after medical negligence solicitors at Pearson took on her case. Cervical Cancer Case Our client visited her and reported signs of irregular bleeding, but an initial smear test reported that no abnormal cells were seen, a later note and letter sent to our client said: “The cells in the samples from your cervix looked normal. This means your risk of cervical is very low at this time.” It has since been revealed that abnormal cells, mostly of a small cell pattern, were identified and there were some changes to the cells of the cervix, these were not reported by the defendant’s laboratory. Over a few months, she had a variety of pains in her abdomen, groin and back, as well as irregular bleeding, eventually, a pelvic ultrasound showed a tubo-ovarian mass lesion. Our client was then seen by the gynecology team and an MR scan was planned. This scan revealed a number of abnormalities including a necrotic area abutting the pelvis, which signifies the death of the cells in bodily tissues, enlarged lymph nodes and a further mass. A referral to clinical oncologists found that her disease was inoperable due to its extent and our client was told by consultants at the Christie Hospital that she had stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix. She then began an extensive period of chemotherapy, followed by pelvic radiotherapy. “Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the cervix and as she needed immediate chemotherapy my client suffered many subsequent side effects, including fever, the necessity for a stoma, heart failure, early menopause and a failure to harvest her eggs, as treatment had to be undertaken urgently,” said medical negligence solicitor , Daniel Phelps.