Deceased
Daniel Michael Hourigan
Demographics
72y, male
Date of death
2011-05-07
Finding date
2012-02-15
Cause of death
Metastatic renal cell carcinoma
AI-generated summary
Daniel Hourigan, a 72-year-old man with intellectual disability and metastatic renal cell carcinoma, died in palliative care after admission on 29 April 2011. He had widespread metastases involving brain, bone, lungs, and adrenal glands at the time of death. The coroner found death resulted from metastatic renal cell carcinoma. This case illustrates the natural progression of advanced malignancy in a patient with intellectual disability receiving appropriate end-of-life care. No clinical errors or preventable factors were identified in the inquest.
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