Mix-up in prostate removal case happened during sample transfer
Ljubljana, 28 January - Looking into a sample tissue mix-up at the Institute of Pathology from 2023, which led to a wrong cancer diagnosis and unnecessary prostate removal, the country's Medical Chamber says the mix-up happened when the samples were being transferred between cassettes in the lab.
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