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Inadequate Follow Up on Incidental Findings Leads to Delayed Diagnosis of Lung Cancer

June 21, 2017

Incidental findings of lung nodules are common and frequently missed. Many of these missed nodules are clinically irrelevant.1 However, when a patient who is diagnosed with advanced lung cancer discovers there was an unreported incidental finding during a period when the lung cancer was treatable, a negligence claim is likely. Consider how improved communication could have affected the outcome of the following radiology case study.

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Filed under: Diagnosis & Testing, Radiology, Oncology, Orthopedics, Case Study, Practice Manager, Physician, Practice Communication
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