Power Morcellator Lawsuit In NY Says Device Caused Fatal Cancer Prognosis

November 18, 2015 – – Tracey & Fox reports today on a lawsuit against a power morcellator device which has emerged from New York. The suit is pursued by the family of the plaintiff, due to the fact that she passed away shortly after filing suit. In the lawsuit, the victim alleged that her fatal leiomyosarcoma was spread and upstaged by the power morcellator device surgeons used on her during a hysterectomy.

A hysterectomy is the removal of uterine tissue. In this surgery, the power morcellator tube is inserted into the abdomen through a small incision. Once inside, jaws are added to the tool, which have tiny blades that spin in order to shred troublesome tissue. The tissue is then pulled up the tube and removed from the body. As this woman’s family alleges, however, and as many have alleged before them, when the power morcellator shreds tissue, it can expose previously hidden cancer cells and spread them around the body. The spreading allegedly accelerates the cancer’s attack and causes patients to receive high-grade, wide-spread cancer diagnoses post-surgery, significantly impacting their life expectancy.

The plaintiff in this case was aware that she was fatally ill and that the cancer was spreading quickly. Determined to prevent others from the same tragedy, she recorded testimony for her power morcellator lawsuit. At the young age of 43, the woman passed away due to her cancer. Details from the family indicate that even prior to the surgery, the woman was worried about the potential of developing cancer, yet no one warned her about the allegations connecting laparoscopic power morcellation to the spreading of the disease.

Due to her cancer concerns, the woman was tested for uterine cancer prior to surgery. These results came back negative. Reports show that cancer which is encapsulated within uterine tissue or uterine fibroids is virtually impossible to detect. After the surgery was completed, however, the woman’s pathology report was positive for advanced leiomyosarcoma, an especially aggressive form of cancer, which had metastasized in her abdomen, pelvis, and lungs.

Only two months before she passed away, the woman filed a lawsuit under case number 2:15-cv-05704-JLL-JAD in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. It is joined by many similar filings, all alleging that the device, when used during gynecological surgeries, may spread undetected cancer cells in women. Even the FDA has stepped up, warning women of this and advising them not to use laparoscopic power morcellation to treat uterine fibroids. There are other options, though power morcellation is sometimes chosen because it is less invasive than open surgeries.

At this time, the attorneys at Tracey & Fox are working to help anyone who has undergone laparoscopic power morcellation and who has subsequently suffered a cancer diagnosis. These individuals should be able to explore their full legal rights in the matter, and may be entitled to compensation. Tracey & Fox is currently offering free consultations to those involved.

To obtain additional information on power morcellation lawsuits or to ask questions, please contact the attorneys at Tracey & Fox directly by calling (713) 322-5375.

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