It was an interesting read on an older malpractice case involving informed consent. It's standard practice these days to discuss all the possible adverse outcomes of a procedure, even if rare, but seems like it wasn't the case back in the days.

Largey v. Rothman , 540 A.2d 504 (N.J. 1988)

In the course of a routine physical examination plaintiff’s gynecologist, Dr. Glassman, detected a “vague mass” in her right breast. The doctor arranged for mammograms to be taken. The radiologist reported two anomalies to the doctor: an “ill-defined density” in the subareola region and an enlarged lymph node or nodes, measuring four-by-two centimeters, in the right axilla (armpit). The doctor referred plaintiff to defendant, a surgeon. Defendant expressed concern that the anomalies on the mammograms might be cancer and recommended a biopsy. There was a sharp dispute at trial over whether he stated that the biopsy would include the lymph nodes as well as the breast tissue.…