Wust, Phillip John
Deceased
Phillip John Wust
Demographics
56y, male
Date of death
2020-01-08
Finding date
2021-06-11
Cause of death
Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma)
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Phillip John Wust, a 56-year-old prisoner with chronic hepatitis C and cirrhosis, died from hepatocellular carcinoma. Serial imaging from 2018-2019 showed cirrhosis but no evidence of cancer until December 2019 when he presented acutely unwell. Advanced infiltrative hepatocellular carcinoma was diagnosed on 30 December 2019 and he died 9 days later. The coroner found no missed diagnostic opportunities and that the medical investigation was timely and thorough. While earlier radiological detection may theoretically have been possible, the outcome would likely have been palliative regardless. All guidelines were followed and care provided met community standards. No preventable factors were identified.
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Clinical conditions
Contributing factors
- chronic hepatitis C
- cirrhosis
- aggressive infiltrative carcinoma
- atypical tumour biology
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