Diagnostic difficulties and legal analysis of potential claims to occupational medicine specialists based on a case of unrecognizable cardiac angiosarcoma

The article presents a case of sudden death of a 56-year-old woman at the workplace, caused by a very rare primary cardiac tumor. The patient’s family reported a crime to the prosecutor’s office suggesting participation of third parties in causing the death or malpractice in physical examinations be...

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Published in:Medycyna pracy 2020-12, Vol.71 (6), p.757-764
Main Authors: Pluta-Hadas, Katarzyna, Świderski, Paweł, Urbaniak, Monika, Macioszek, Natalia, Pawełek, Tadeusz, Żaba, Czesław
Format: Article
Language:eng ; pol
Subjects:
cardiac angiosarcoma
cardiac tumors (primary)
death at the workplace
malpractice
occupational medicine examinations
pericardial tamponade
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Summary:The article presents a case of sudden death of a 56-year-old woman at the workplace, caused by a very rare primary cardiac tumor. The patient’s family reported a crime to the prosecutor’s office suggesting participation of third parties in causing the death or malpractice in physical examinations before the death. A review of clinical data concerning cardiac angiosarcoma, available in electronic databases (e.g., Web of Science, PubMed), was presented, which could be useful in the practice of occupational medicine specialists. A legal analysis of potential claims to occupational medicine specialist in the case of failure to recognize primary cardiac tumors was also included in the article. Med Pr. 2020;71(6):757–64
ISSN:0465-5893
2353-1339
DOI:10.13075/mp.5893.00949