Medical negligence claim against the Royal Cornwall Hospital for delayed diagnosis of skin cancer.
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Mia Nicholson, a member of our medical negligence team, has recently been instructed by a client to pursue a medical negligence claim against the Royal Cornwall Hospital regarding the delayed diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma, the second most common type of skin cancer.
In May 2024, he was admitted to Royal Cornwall Hospital for the excision of a large 10cm squamous cell carcinoma lesion. While the operation was deemed successful, with no evidence of perineural or lymphovascular invasion, three small lesions surrounding the excision site remained postoperatively. He was reassured that these remaining lesions were non-concerning and did not require further treatment.
Between May 2024 and October 2024, he did not receive any form of follow-up after the procedure, despite being promised that this would occur within six weeks of the operation. He made multiple inquiries to the hospital, but no action was taken.
His care was subsequently transferred to district nurses, and shortly after, he was referred to his GP for post-operative care. He expressed his concerns about the remaining lesions to the GP on several occasions, but his concerns were dismissed, with the lesions being ruled out as most likely an infection, for which antibiotics were prescribed.
A biopsy was eventually performed on 25 November 2024 for the frontal scalp lesion, which confirmed the presence of squamous cell carcinoma, necessitating surgery for its removal. The surgery for the frontal scalp lesion was conducted on 27 December 2024. Laboratory results revealed a poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma with perineural and lymphovascular invasion, now classified as Stage 3 cancer.
It was revealed that back in May 2024, the lesion had been at Stage 1 or was pre-cancerous, and the delayed treatment has significantly worsened his prognosis.
He now faces the prospect of radiotherapy, quarterly examinations, and a high likelihood of recurrence and metastasis.
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