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| Lung removed in 'cancer blunder' | Lung removed in 'cancer blunder' |
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| A man has said his lung was needlessly removed by doctors after he was wrongly diagnosed with cancer. | A man has said his lung was needlessly removed by doctors after he was wrongly diagnosed with cancer. |
| Laurence Ball, who lives in Shetland, had surgery at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary to remove a tumour on his lung. | Laurence Ball, who lives in Shetland, had surgery at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary to remove a tumour on his lung. |
| But Mr Ball, 58, was later told there had never been any cancer in the organ. He is now planning legal action. | But Mr Ball, 58, was later told there had never been any cancer in the organ. He is now planning legal action. |
| NHS Grampian said the case was in the hands of the Central Legal Office and the board considered it inappropriate to comment further. | NHS Grampian said the case was in the hands of the Central Legal Office and the board considered it inappropriate to comment further. |
| The problems started when Mr Ball suffered a chest infection and was sent for tests at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. | The problems started when Mr Ball suffered a chest infection and was sent for tests at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. |
| He was told he had cancer in his left lung and underwent surgery to have a tumour removed. | He was told he had cancer in his left lung and underwent surgery to have a tumour removed. |
| But after the operation he was told by surgeons that he did not need chemotherapy as there had been no cancer in his lung. | But after the operation he was told by surgeons that he did not need chemotherapy as there had been no cancer in his lung. |
| Mr Ball said he had "lost everything" - his job, his health and the years of happy retirement ahead. |