Expert Witness Case #39

Mr. C was a middle-aged man who developed chronic sore throat and ear pain in 2013.

His PCP ordered a CT scan, which showed the following:

Asymmetric nodular enhancing tissue along the superior lateral margin of the vallecula, continuous with the lymphoid tissue at the base of the tongue.

He was referred to Dr. K, an otolaryngologist.

Dr. K performed a fi…