False Cancer Diagnosis Due to Name Similarity in Linz Hospital

A 54-year-old woman received a breast cancer diagnosis in an outpatient clinic. It later became clear: The X-ray image belonged to another patient.

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die-presseGerman176d ago

Falsche Krebsdiagnose wegen Namensgleichheit in Linzer Spital

Wine 54-Jährige erhielt in einer Ambulanz die Diagnose Brustkrebs. Später klärte sich auf: Bei dem Röntgenbild handelte es sich um das einer anderen Patientin.

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False Cancer Diagnosis Due to Name Similarity in Linz Hospital

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