Georgia woman says she was wrongly diagnosed with cancer and had hysterectomy due to labeling error
Summary
A woman from the Atlanta area says she was wrongly told she had cancer because a tissue sample was mixed up with another patient’s. Due to this mistake, she had a full hysterectomy, an operation to remove her uterus, even though she did not have cancer. She and her lawyers are suing the medical provider, Kaiser Permanente, for the error and the suffering it caused.Key Facts
- Cassandra Barksdale was diagnosed with aggressive uterine cancer based on a mislabeled tissue sample.
- She had a full hysterectomy on May 15, 2025, because of the incorrect diagnosis.
- In September 2025, a DNA test showed the cancerous tissue actually belonged to a different patient.
- Barksdale had initially sought treatment for heavy bleeding and noncancerous growths called fibroids.
- The tissue sample was taken during a biopsy on March 10, 2025.
- Kaiser Permanente said they have processes to prevent such errors and took steps after the incident to avoid a repeat.
- Privacy laws prevent public information about the other patient involved in the mix-up.
- Similar cases of biopsy sample mistakes have occurred before, causing wrong cancer diagnoses and unnecessary surgeries.
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