Hyles v. Cockrill

169 Ga. App. 132 (1983)

312 S.E.2d 124

HYLES

v.

COCKRILL.

66299.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 13, 1983.

Rehearing Denied November 30, 1983.

L. B. Kent, for appellant.

Samuel E. Kelly, Jr., J. Ronald Mullins, Jr., for appellee.

CARLEY, Judge.

The facts relevant to this medical malpractice case are as follows: Mrs. Martin was admitted to the hospital for an illness unrelated to the instant controversy. A routine chest x-ray of Mrs. Martin revealed an enlargement of a mediastinal node in the region of the azygos vein. The mass was approximately three and one-half centimeters in diameter. The…