Taylor, Darren Rodney
Deceased
Darren Rodney Taylor
Demographics
52y, male
Date of death
2017-07-14
Finding date
2019-12-06
Cause of death
Metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma
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Darren Rodney Taylor, a 52-year-old Indigenous man, died in custody from metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma diagnosed in March 2017. He presented with abdominal pain initially attributed to constipation, then found to have advanced cancer with liver metastases. He underwent chemotherapy (one cycle), biliary stent insertions for recurrent obstruction-related sepsis, and palliative radiotherapy. His condition deteriorated despite treatment, and he died from multi-organ failure due to sepsis. The coroner found adequate and appropriate medical care was provided. Earlier hospital referral would not have changed the outcome given the advanced metastatic disease at diagnosis. The case illustrates the challenges of managing rapidly progressive, chemorefractory neuroendocrine cancer in a custodial setting.
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Contributing factors
- advanced metastatic disease at time of diagnosis
- poor response to chemotherapy
- recurrent biliary sepsis
- multi-organ failure
- chemorefractory malignancy
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