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Laryngeal Cancer Misdiagnosis Claims

If you or your family have been affected by the late diagnosis or misdiagnosis of laryngeal cancer, our team of expert medical negligence solicitors can help you pursue a claim for compensation.

To speak with one of our laryngeal cancer misdiagnosis solicitors call 0800 358 3848 or complete our online enquiry form.

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Cancer of the larynx usually presents with hoarseness of the voice.  Other typical presentations include changes in the character of the cough due to paralysis of the vocal cord.  Late disease may present with development of lumps in the neck due to spread of the cancer to the lymph nodes.

Diagnosis should be reached by an ENT surgeon.  They should attempt to visualise the larynx by direct laryngoscopy.  Staging investigations such as CT scan of the neck and a chest x-ray will be organised together with routine blood testing.

Laryngeal cancer misdiagnosis

If cancer of the larynx is diagnosed early the chance of cure is normally good.  Early stage disease is treated with radiotherapy.  Advanced disease has a relatively poor prognosis.  Treatment includes neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical radiotherapy or surgery.

Mistakes in diagnosing cancer of the larynx can therefore be very serious. To succeed in a medical negligence claim you need to prove that the delay affected the outcome. Usually this means you need to prove that during the delay the cancer progressed to a more advanced stage. Therefore, delays of a few months are unlikely to be enough. However if cancer is left, it is likely to grow and can spread to other parts of the body.  Laryngeal cancer misdiagnosis claims may be brought for:

  • Failure to carry out adequate examination or take an accurate history
  • Failure to refer a patient to an ENT surgeon for further investigation
  • Mistakes in interpreting the investigations
  • Mistaken diagnosis of cancer of the larynx
Read more about our laryngeal cancer misdiagnosis cases.

Why choose Fieldfisher's medical negligence team?

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We achieve record damages for people suffering serious injury following medical negligence. Last year, we recovered more than £200m in compensation claims.

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We have more than 30 years' experience pursuing claims for people injured by medical negligence, clinical negligence, medical accidents and medical mistakes.

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We are ranked top tier in leading legal directories and regularly recognised in industry awards. We are accredited by APIL, panel members of AvMA and members of the Law Society’s Clinical Negligence Panel.

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