title: Legal pitfalls in the diagnosis and management of breast cancer.
abstract: The situations most likely to result in litigation are identified and the best means of avoiding each are discussed. Also included is a brief summary of some malpractice law doctrine.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Danner
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D007258:Informed Consent; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D008318:Malpractice; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000209:etiology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D014342:Truth Disclosure