17 results for “brain biopsy”
56y · Male·disseminated nocardiosis involving central nervous system, kidneys, liver and th…
…Two CT-guided biopsies on 8-9 November were attempted but unsuccessful due to patient intolerance; further biopsy under sedation/anaesthesia was planned for Monday 12 November. Over the weekend, Mr Miller's cognitive fun…
83y · Male·Metastatic oesophageal adenocarcinoma
…ls and deterioration during incarceration. In 2009, he was diagnosed with oesophageal adenocarcinoma and a brain tumour. He was transferred to the prison hospital ward for palliative care in September 2009 and died in O…
64y · Male·Complications of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease following a fall
…ilepticus on EEG, and ultimately sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) confirmed by lumbar puncture and brain biopsy. The coroner found that while BHS head injury guidelines did not reflect current standard practice …
54y · Female·malignant melanoma with brain metastases
A 54-year-old woman with metastatic melanoma died from brain metastases while detained under a Mental Health Act order at the Royal Adelaide Hospital. She had undergon…
3y · Unknown·High grade pontine glioma
A three-year-old child in foster care died from high-grade pontine glioma, an aggressive brain tumour. The child had presented with severe developmental delay, behavioural problems, and global developm…
58y · Male·pneumonia on a background of adenocarcinoma of the lung stage 4, ischaemic heart…
…er initial treatment and discharge to prison infirmary, he was readmitted with seizures (likely metastatic brain involvement), wound infection, and pneumonia. The coroner found his medical treatment was satisfactory thr…
66y · Male·Bronchopneumonia and influenza A complicating cardiac and renal failure associat…
A 66-year-old man with cryoglobulinaemic vasculitis secondary to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma died from bronchopneumonia and influenza A complicating cardiac and renal failure. He developed delirium, agitation and paranoia dur…
31y · Male·metastatic alveolar soft part sarcoma
31-year-old man serving a custodial sentence died of metastatic alveolar soft part sarcoma on 25 January 2022. Diagnosed April 2020, the ultra-rare cancer (1 in 10 million incidence) had already metastasised at discovery…
40y · Male·metastatic malignant melanoma
… initial assessments were inadequate and did not identify metastatic disease until the third presentation. Brain metastases and C6 spinal involvement were subsequently found. During terminal admission, he developed conf…
64y · Male·metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung (palliated)
Lajos Szabo, a 64-year-old prisoner, died from metastatic adenocarcinoma of the lung with brain metastases. He presented to prison medical services in November 2018 with neck swelling and fever, was pro…
71y · Male·metastatic papillary renal cell carcinoma
… since 2012, he was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma in 2020 with metastases to lungs, liver, and later brain. He underwent nephrectomy and received targeted therapy with Cabozantinib but developed significant cardio…
75y · Male·cerebral metastatic malignancy (lung cancer with brain metastases)
…ition deteriorated significantly by early 2016. A CT scan in April 2016 revealed advanced lung cancer with brain metastases, presenting with seizures. He died weeks later. The coroner found the lung cancer was likely a …
68y · Male·Lung cancer
Daniel McQuilken, a 68-year-old man in immigration detention, died from metastatic lung cancer. His lung cancer diagnosis was made while detained, likely related to his significant smoking history and prior asbestos and …
48y · Male·metastatic high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma, treated palliatively
Lindsay Woods, a 48-year-old Aboriginal man with chronic paranoid schizophrenia, organic psychosis, and ischaemic heart disease, died from metastatic high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma. He was subject to a custody order…
28y · Male·Bronchopneumonia caused by metastatic lung cancer (adenocarcinoma)
Damien Hughes, a 28-year-old Aboriginal man serving a prison sentence, died from bronchopneumonia caused by metastatic lung adenocarcinoma. He presented with a two-week history of chest swelling in April 2012 and was pro…
59y · Male·disseminated carcinoma due to right lung carcinoma
Rex Harold, a 59-year-old Aboriginal man with schizophrenia, alcohol-induced brain injury, chronic obstructive airways disease, and diabetes, died in custody from disseminated small cell lu…
61y · Male·Lymphoma (CD30 positive T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder), medically managed
A 61-year-old man died from CD30-positive T-cell lymphoproliferative disorder (PTCL) after being incorrectly diagnosed and treated for Hodgkin lymphoma. Critical diagnostic information—a negative PAX5 immunohistochemistr…
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