Pathologist made errors in 50 cancer biopsies

A REVIEW into cancer services at University College Hospital Galway has revealed a locum pathologist made mistakes in cancer checks of 50 patients.

The review, conducted by the Health Information and Quality Authority was set up to investigate why the hospital wrongly diagnosed a woman as not having cancer on two occasions over an 18-month period.

When the authority’s investigation team examined the work of the pathologist, referred to as Dr C, a further 49 discrepancies were identified.