A 62-year-old woman with skin cancer who experienced wrong-site surgery.

Thomas H. Gallagher

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A 62-year-old woman with skin cancer who experienced wrong-site surgery.

April 4, 2011

Gallagher TH. JAMA. 2009;302(6):669-77.

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This case presentation describes a wrong-site surgery incident, provides perspectives from the patient, clinician, and includes reader responses to the case.

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