An otolaryngology expert witness advises on a case happened in Arizona involving a thirty-five-year-old female who was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the salivary gland by her dentist. The patient’s dentist promptly referred her to an ENT. The…
This case involves a forty-six-year-old female patient that was evaluated at a hospital where doctors found a nodular density on a chest x-ray that projected along the right upper lung lobe. The radiology report recommended that a CT with IV…
This case involves a fifty-two-year-old female patient who presented to the emergency room complaining of an irritating cough for the past three months. The patient had a family history significant for lung cancer on both the maternal and paternal sides.…
This case involves a sixty-two-year-old patient who was treated by a pulmonologist for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He had an eighty year history of smoking. The pulmonologist was treating his COPD with an ipratropium and albuterol combination formula. The…
This case involves a fifty-nine-year-old male patient who presented to the hospital with complaints of chest pain, shortness of breath, and a persistent cough. The patient had been a chronic smoker but had quit due to respiratory trouble. A suspicious…
This case involves a 59-year-old male with a past medical history significant for lung cancer.  The patient underwent a left upper lung lobectomy and mediastinoscopy.  Four days after being discharged from the hospital, the patient was readmitted for an acute episode…
