A Florida surgeon has agreed to pay a $3,000 fine after removing a woman's kidney that he thought was a tumor. West Palm Beach surgeon Ramon Vasquez cut Maureen Pacheco open in 2016 so two surgeons could perform a back operation at the Wellington Regional Medical Center, according to the Florida Board of Medicine. But the patient had a healthy kidney that never ascended into her abdomen, prompting Vasquez to believe it was a cancerous tumor. She later sued the two surgeons, who each settled for $25,000. Vasquez was sued for malpractice and settled the case for an undisclosed amount.

Source: Fox News January 13, 2019 11:37 UTC