When the back pain red flags aren’t enough

$28 million was awarded to a patient for a late diagnosis of a pelvic tumor, an osteosarcoma. This rare cancer presented as a case of low back pain and sciatica. The patient claimed that if the osteosarcoma had been caught earlier that the subsequent surgery would have been avoided. Could doctors have done better in diagnosing more quickly? These cases strike fear into all primary care doctors. Which patient has a ...

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