What is Glomus Tumour Subungual Misdiagnosis

Can I claim glomus tumour subungual misdiagnosis compensation against my doctor? The tumour was particularly painful, and it took a month before I was finally able to get a proper diagnosis.

It is possible to make a claim for glomus tumour subungual misdiagnosis compensation when you have visited a doctor and have had the tumour misdiagnosed. This is provided that a competent doctor should have been able to diagnose the glomus tumour subungual promptly under the circumstances. A glomus tumour subungual is possible to treat effectively; although one important aspect of the condition is that these tumours are usually benign. A malignant glomus tumour subungual is exceedingly rare.

A glomus tumour subungual could be misdiagnosed as a haemangioma or venous malformation by an inexperienced doctor and, due to the condition being unlikely to have been seen previously in a patient by a GP, obtaining a correct diagnosis initially may have been unlikely, especially if the symptoms were atypical of the condition. Inexperience does not mean that it was not medical negligence and, if this can be demonstrated, a claim for glomus tumour subungual misdiagnosis compensation will be possible.

However, due to the benign nature of the condition in most cases, although the delay in treatment of a month led you to experience continued pain it is unlikely to have led to deterioration in the condition, or have made treatment any less effective than if the correct diagnosis was made more quickly. This can have a significant bearing on your entitlement to compensation for a glomus tumour subungual misdiagnosis. It may be possible for glomus tumour subungual misdiagnosis compensation to be awarded for your continued suffering; however if this was the only problem caused by the misdiagnosis, it may not actually be worth your while to make a claim for compensation.

In all cases of glomus tumour subungual misdiagnosis compensation, it is highly beneficial to seek professional legal advice. A medical negligence solicitor would not only be able to tell you if a claim for glomus tumour subungual misdiagnosis compensation is possible, but also the likely chances of success and whether the value of any glomus tumour subungual misdiagnosis compensation award would make a claim worthwhile.