Breast surgeon Ian Paterson tells inquest it would be crazy to leave behind tissue

Breast surgeon Ian Paterson tells inquest it would be crazy to leave behind tissue

It would be “crazy” to leave breast tissue behind during a mastectomy, a disgraced breast surgeon has told an inquest into the death of one of his patients. Ian Paterson was jailed for 20 years in 2017 for wounding 10 patients, by carrying out an unauthorised procedure which left behind tissue. New inquests are investigating … Read more

Ian Paterson: Breast op cancer shock hit family as they grieved

Ian Paterson: Breast op cancer shock hit family as they grieved

Family Catherine Coyne died at home in 2008 at the age of 51 A woman who was treated by jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson died before questions emerged over her surgery and the secondary cancer that followed, her husband said. Catherine Coyne’s death is one of 62 being investigated in inquests opening in Birmingham into … Read more