Lung removed in 'cancer blunder'

A man has said his lung was needlessly removed by doctors after he was wrongly diagnosed with cancer.

Laurence Ball, who lives in Shetland, had surgery at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary to remove a tumour on his lung.



But Mr Ball, 58, was later told there had never been cancer in the organ. He is now planning legal action.

NHS Grampian said it deeply regretted that, with hindsight, the procedure that Mr Ball underwent may not have been necessary.

With news video.