treasure hunting


A popular term for the search by a plaintiff’s pathologist-expert in a lawsuit for ‘missed’ cells—ominously known as ’litigation cells'—in a pap smear—from a patient who is now known to have cervical cancer

treasure hunting

Medical malpractice A popular term for a search for the 'needle in a haystack' by a plaintiff's pathologist-expert in a lawsuit for a 'missed'–ie, false negative pap smear that subsequently proved to
have cancer