Nykorchuck v. Henriques

*317OPINION OF THE COURT

Harvey, J.

This medical malpractice action arises out of the treatment of plaintiff Diane Nykorchuck (hereinafter plaintiff) by defendant Edgar Henriques, an obstetrician/gynecologist. Plaintiff first began seeing Henriques in September 1974, initially for infertility problems, which were deemed to be secondary to endometriosis. Henriques treated plaintiff periodically for that condition over the next several years. In July 1979, during a regularly scheduled visit, Henriques discovered a lump in plaintiff’s right breast, which he allegedly told her was caused by…