Teenager who sued over cancer misdiagnosis settles action for €2m

In an apology read to the High Court, the hospital confirmed that mistakes were made in the diagnosis and treatment of the boy 

The teenager, who can not be identified, sued the Adelaide & Meath Hospital, Dublin incorporating The National Children’s Hospital, Tallaght and Children’s Health Ireland at Crumlin, Dubin. File Picture

A teenage boy with skin cancer who sued over the misdiagnosis of a malignant lesion as benign when he first went to hospital has settled his High Court action for €2m.

The boy’s cancer was not diagnosed for two years the High Court heard, and was only discovered when he went back with a grape-size lump on his neck, which turned out to be cancerous.