A Leamington, Ont., woman whose case helped spark an investigation into wrongful mastectomies in Windsor is taking legal action over her case.
Laurie Johnston's lawyer says she has filed a claim for wrongful surgery.
She will speak about the case in Toronto on Wednesday.
Ms. Johnston had a mastectomy last November at the Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital, performed by Dr. Barbara Heartwell, even though it turned out she did not have breast cancer.
Her case, and that of Janice Laporte, whose breast was removed by Dr. Heartwell at the same hospital in September 2001 and who also did not have cancer, have prompted a series of investigations.
The Ontario government, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario and Hotel-Dieu Hospital have all launched investigations.
Health Minister Deb Matthews says three doctors will start the investigation this week at Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital as well as Windsor Regional Hospital and Leamington District Memorial Hospital.
They will review pathology reports going back two years and notify patients if they received incorrect results.
Hotel-Dieu has launched an internal review into cases involving Dr. Heartwell in addition to a pathology review under way since November.
The province's medical regulatory body, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, is investigating Dr. Heartwell and pathologist Olive Williams. Hotel-Dieu suspended Dr. Williams's privileges in January.